Polygon ABCDE is dilated by a scale factor of 3 with the center of dilation at the origin to create polygon A′B′C′D′E′. If the e

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zaharov [31]

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Polygon ABCDE is dilated by a scale factor of 3 with the center of dilation at the origin to create polygon A′B′C′D′E′. If the e

ndpoints of are B(3, 5) and C(5, 10), what is the slope of ?

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Mrac [35] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-07T17:11:51+03:00

Mrac [35]3 years ago

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The problem asked you to calculate the slope of the dilated polygon which is dilated by a scale factor of 3. So, the slope of BC is 5/2 or -5/-2 and the dilated polygon has a the same slope of the original polygon.

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