Asked by Zephyr Benedict

Rectangle PQRS is dilated to rectangle P'Q'R'S' from the origin. Vertex P is (6, 9) and vertex P' is (2, 3). What is the scale factor?
A. 1/2
B. 3
C. 1/3
D. 4

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Dilation from the origin multiplies coordinates by the scale factor k. Since (6,9) maps to (2,3), k = 2/6 = 1/3 (also 3/9 = 1/3).

Answer: C. 1/3