Question

parallelogram fghj was dilated and translated to form similar parallelogram fghj. what is the scale factor of the dilation? 8 4 1/4 1/8

Explanation:

Step1: Measure side - lengths

Measure corresponding side - lengths of the original and dilated parallelograms. Let's assume the base of the original parallelogram FGHJ is 2 units and the base of the dilated parallelogram F'G'H'J' is 8 units.

Step2: Calculate scale factor

Scale factor = $\frac{\text{length of side in dilated figure}}{\text{length of corresponding side in original figure}}=\frac{8}{2} = 4$.

Answer:

4