X^2 = 24^2 + 7^2
x^2 = 576 + 49
x^2 = 625
x = 25
Each of the four sides would be 60 inches long.
Dilations stretch or shrink a pre-image. A scale factor greater than 1 will produce an enlargement of the pre-image, and a scale factor less than 1 will produce a reduction of the pre-image. If the scale factor is 1 the pre-image and the image are congruent.
The scale factor between 0 and 1 would result in a dilation that is a reduction.
Answer: B. 4.3
explination: subtract