Question

A small hexagon was graphed on a coordinate plane. By what scale factor was the hexagon dilated to create the larger hexagon?

Answer 1

Consider the point where the hexagons meet the positive half of the y axis.

The inner hexagon meets the axis at $y=4$, whereas the outer hexagon meets the axis at $y = 6$

So, we're looking for a dilation constant $k$ such that

$4k = 6$

So, solving by k we have

$k = \dfrac{6}{4} = \dfrac{3}{2}$

Answer 2

Answer: is D 3/2

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