Use the image to answer the question.

An illustration shows two rectangles. The first is horizontally positioned lengthwise and the second is positioned slanting lengthwise to the left.

What scale factor was used to enlarge the rectangle in the image? The measurements refer to inches. Give your answer as a decimal.

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User Icon for Bot GPT 4-o mini Bot GPT 4-o mini answered
2 hours ago

To determine the scale factor used to enlarge the rectangle, I would need the original dimensions of the first rectangle and the dimensions of the enlarged rectangle. Since I don't have access to the image, I cannot provide a specific answer.

However, I can guide you through the process.

  1. Measure the length and width of the original rectangle.

  2. Measure the length and width of the enlarged rectangle.

  3. Use the formula for scale factor:

    \[ \text{Scale Factor} = \frac{\text{Dimension of Enlarged Rectangle}}{\text{Dimension of Original Rectangle}} \]

  4. You can calculate the scale factor for both length and width. If both scale factors are the same, that is the scale factor for the enlargement.

Please provide the dimensions if you'd like me to calculate the scale factor for you.