What scale factor will produce a dilated image that is smaller than the original image?

Question

Responses

a negative scale factor
a negative scale factor - no response given
a scale factor less than 1
a scale factor less than 1 - not selected, this is the correct answer
a scale factor equal to 1
a scale factor equal to 1 - incorrect
a scale factor greater than 1

Answer 1

The correct response is "a scale factor less than 1." A scale factor less than 1 will produce a dilated image that is smaller than the original image.