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 determine the scale factor for dilating a square from a side length of 6 units to a side length of 18 units, you can use the formula for scale factor:

\[ \text{Scale Factor} = \frac{\text{New Side Length}}{\text{Original Side Length}} \]

In this case:

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

Therefore, the scale factor you should use is 3.