Quadrilateral a’ b’ c’ d’ is a dilation of quadrilateral abcd about point p with a scale factor of 2 and a half .

is the dilation a reduction or an enlargement?

reduction
enlargement

enlargement

Step-by-step explanation:

A dilation  is a transformation which stretches or shrinks the original shape.

It creates similar shapes but of different size.

If the scale factor is greater than 1 then the image is an a stretch or enlarged.

If the scale factor is between 0 and 1 then the image is a reduction or a shrink.  

If the scale factor is 1 then the figure and the image are congruent.

The given scale factor is

Since >1 .

Therefore, the dilation is enlargement .

2(2x + 3) = -4 + 2(2x + 5)

4x + 6 = -4 + 4x + 10

4x + 6 = 4x + 6

4x - 6 + 6 = 4x - 6 + 6

4x = 4x

x = x

unlimited solutions.