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Triangle X 17 Y 12 Z 12 is dilated by a scale factor of start fraction, 3, divided by, 4, end fraction
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to form triangle X'Y'Z'. What is the measure of side YZ?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The original side YZ = 12. Under a dilation of scale factor 3/4, the image side Y'Z' = (3/4)·12 = 9. So YZ (in the dilated triangle) measures 9.