Select the correct answer.

Question

triangle ABC = A(2,14) B(10,10) C(16,22)
triangle DBE = D(16,7) B(10,10) E(5.5,1)

In the diagram, triangle ABC and triangle DBE are similar. What is the scale factor of the dilation that will map the preimage triangle ABC onto the image triangle DBE?

A. 1.33
B. 0.75
C. 0.66
D. 0.55

Answer 1

A. 1.33