Line segment AB has vertices A(-3, 4) and B(1, -2). A dilation centered at the orgin is applied to AB. The image has vertices A(-1, 4/3) and B(1/3, -2/3). What is tjr scale factor of the dilation?

1. 1/6
2. 1/3
3. 3
4. 6​

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Answer:

option 2

Step-by-step explanation:

consider the coordinates A (- 3, 4 ) and A' (- 1, [tex]\frac{4}{3}[/tex] )

since the dilatation is centred at the origin, then corresponding coordinates are multiples/ divisors of each other, then image to original gives scale factor.

scale factor = [tex]\frac{A'}{A}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{-1}{-3}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex] and [tex]\frac{\frac{4}{3} }{4}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex]

similarly B (1, - 2 ) and B' ([tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex], - [tex]\frac{2}{3}[/tex] )

[tex]\frac{\frac{1}{3} }{1}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex] and [tex]\frac{-\frac{2}{3} }{-2}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{1}{3}[/tex]