If you want to dilate a square with a side of 6 units to create a square with a side of 18 units, what scale factor should you use?(1 point

Answer 1

To find the scale factor needed to dilate a square from a side length of 6 units to a side length of 18 units, you can use the following formula:

\[ \text{Scale Factor} = \frac{\text{New side length}}{\text{Original side length}} \]

Substituting in the values:

\[ \text{Scale Factor} = \frac{18}{6} = 3 \]

Therefore, the scale factor you should use is 3.