We are given that MNOP is a dilation of ABCD, and we are asked to determine how the scale factor of a dilation is related to the similarity ratio of ABCD to MNOP.
Scale Factor&=Side Length of MNOP/Side Length of ABCD
Similarity Ratio&=Side Length of ABCD/Side Length of MNOP
As we can see, the scale factor of a dilation and the similarity ratio are reciprocals. Notice that the order of the figures is important when evaluating these values.
