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Triangle HIJ is dilated by a scale factor of to form triangle H'I'J'. What is the measure of side I'J'?
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STEP 1
1. Triangle HIJ is similar to triangle H'I'J' due to dilation.
2. The scale factor of the dilation is .
3. The side length of triangle HIJ is .
STEP 2
1. Understand the relationship between the original and dilated triangles.
2. Apply the scale factor to the side length of the original triangle.
3. Calculate the length of side .
STEP 3
Understand the relationship between the original and dilated triangles:
Since triangle H'I'J' is a dilation of triangle HIJ, all corresponding sides of triangle H'I'J' are proportional to the sides of triangle HIJ by the scale factor .
STEP 4
Apply the scale factor to the side length of the original triangle:
The side of triangle HIJ is . To find the corresponding side in triangle H'I'J', multiply by the scale factor:
STEP 5
Calculate the length of side :
The measure of side is:
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