The circumference of a circle changes from 20 to4 after a dilation. What was the scale factor of the dilation.

Mathematics · Middle School · Thu Feb 04 2021

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The circumference of a circle changes from (pre-image) 20 to 4 (image) after a dilation.

 

Then, the scale factor is given by :-

                 Scale Factor = Circumference of image/Circumference of pre-image

                 Scale Factor = 4/20

                 Scale Factor = 1/5

 

Therefore, the scale factor of the dilation is 1/5.