Question

The segment 48 is dilated by a scale factor of 2 to form start overline, U, prime, V, prime, end overline
U
′
V
′

. What is the measure of start overline, U, prime, V, prime, end overline
U
′
V
′

?

Answer 1

If the original segment UV has length 48, a dilation by scale factor 2 doubles its length. So U′V′ = 2 × 48 = 96 (units).