Asked by Zephyr Benedict

If you want to dilate an isosceles right triangle with a hypotenuse of 18 yards, to create a dilated image with a hypotenuse of 12 yards, what scale factor should you use?
A. 3/2
B. 2/3
C. 1/6
D. 6

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Scale factor = image length / original length = 12 / 18 = 2/3.

Answer: B. 2/3