Asked by kj

The scale factor of the dilation of segment HG is One-sixth.

Point P is the center of dilation. Line segment H G is dilated to form shorter line segment H prime G prime. The length of P G prime is 0.5

If PG' equals 0.5 units, what is PG?

2.5 units
3 units
4.5 units
6 units

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Scale factor k = 1/6, and PG' = k · PG. So PG = PG' / k = 0.5 ÷ (1/6) = 0.5 · 6 = 3 units.

Answer: 3 units.