Q. Triangle CDE is dilated by a scale factor of 5 to form triangle C'D'E'. Side EC measures 16 . What is the measure of side E′C′ ?Answer:
Understand Dilation Effect: Understand the effect of dilation on the sides of a triangle.Dilation by a scale factor means that each side of the triangle will be multiplied by that factor to get the corresponding side in the dilated triangle.
Apply Scale Factor: Apply the scale factor to the given side length.Since the scale factor is 5 and side EC measures 16, we multiply 16 by 5 to find the measure of side E′C′.Calculation: E′C′=EC×scale factor=16×5=80
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