Suppose one figure is mapped to a similar figure on the coordinate plane. The lengths of the sides of the similar figure are twice the lengths of the corresponding sides of the original figure. In a sequence of transformations from the preimage to the image, which type of transformation must occur?(1 point)

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Possible Answers:
reflection reflection rotation rotation translation translation dilation

Answer 1

In this situation, since the lengths of the sides of the similar figure are twice the lengths of the corresponding sides of the original figure, the transformation involved is a dilation. Dilation is a transformation that alters the size of a figure while keeping its shape similar to the original. Therefore, the correct answer is:

dilation.