What scale factor was applied to the first rectangle to get the resulting image? enter your answer as a decimal in the box

The scale factor is

Step-by-step explanation:

we know that

If two figures are similar, then the ratio of its corresponding sides is proportional , and this ratio is called the scale factor

Let

z----> the scale factor

x ----> the corresponding side of the resulting image

y-----> the corresponding side of the first rectangle

we have

substitute

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