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Which transformation results in a figure similar but not congruent to its image?

A.
dilation

B.
reflection

C.
translation

D.
rotation

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
A. dilation

A dilation with scale factor not equal to 1 changes the size but preserves shape and angles, producing a figure similar but not congruent to the original. Reflection, translation, and rotation are rigid motions that preserve distances, so they produce congruent figures.