answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

If the dilation is >0 but <1, it is a reduction. If it is any number >1, it is an enlargement.

User Avatar

Wiki User

14y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: A problem in Math and you don't know how to solve it. Please help Sometimes a dilation is an enlargement and sometimes it is a reduction Explain what types of numbers for scale factors causes each?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

Sometimes a dilation is an enlargement and sometimes it is a reduction. Explain what types of numbers for scale factors causes each.?

A scale factor whose absolute value is greater than one is an enlargement whereas if the absolute value is less than 1 it is a reduction.


Does an enlargement of a photograph represent a dilation or a rotation?

Dilation


What is an enlargement or dilation of blood vessel wall commonly referred to as ballooning?

An enlargement or dilation of blood vessel wall is called an aneurysm


What is Peak Dilation?

It is the maximum amount of enlargement.


A dilation is an enlargement if the scale factor is?

greater then 1


How do you dilate by .50 with (66)?

Dilation (or enlargements require a centre of dilation (or enlargement). Since none has been given, no dilation is possible.


What type of dilation occurs with a scale factor of 14?

The type of dilation that occurs with a scale factor of 14 is enlargement. Any time the scale factor is larger than 1, it is enlargement.


A dilation is a reduction if the scale factor is?

A diliation is a reduction if the scale factor is: less than 1.


What is the medical term meaning enlargement of an organ?

Lymphangiectasis is abnormal dilation of the lymph vessels.


What is the medical term meaning dilation of a calyx?

The medical term for dilation of a calyx is caliectasis. It refers to the enlargement or dilation of the calyces, which are part of the kidney's collecting system that helps transport urine to the renal pelvis.


What is the difference between dilate and constrict?

The difference is important in mechanics. Dilation refers to a uniform enlargement or stretch whereas dilatation refers to general enlargement RMB Ex. A human pupil dilates and a cat pupil dilatates


What is the procedure where they scrape uterus?

D&amp;C-dilation and curettage, is one there are others done for various reasons, such as a UFE, or sometimes just a biopsy requires "scraping"