You use scale factor of 34

Question

to create a dilated circle with a radius of 9 inches. What is the radius of the original circle?(1 point)

Answer 1

To find the radius of the original circle before dilation, you need to divide the radius of the dilated circle by the scale factor.

The radius of the dilated circle is 9 inches, and the scale factor is 34.

So, the radius of the original circle would be:

\[ \text{Original Radius} = \frac{\text{Dilated Radius}}{\text{Scale Factor}} = \frac{9 \text{ inches}}{34} \]

Calculating that gives:

\[ \text{Original Radius} \approx 0.2647 \text{ inches} \]

Therefore, the radius of the original circle is approximately 0.26 inches (to two decimal places).