A quadrilateral with vertices at A(4, –4), B(4, –16), C(12, –16), and D(12, –4) has been dilated with a center at the origin. The image of D, point , has coordinates (36, –12). What is the scale factor of the dilation?

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Dilations in the Coordinate Plane

A quadrilateral with vertices at A(4, –4), B(4, –16), C(12, –16), and D(12, –4) has been dilated with a center at the origin. The image of D, point , has coordinates (36, –12). What is the scale factor of the dilation?

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