Triangle A'B'C' is the image of triangle ABC after a dilation with a scale factor of 1/2 and centered at point A. Is triangle ABC congruent to triangle A'B'C'? Explain your answer.

No. The triangles are not congruent because their side lengths are different.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Congruent means having the same size and shape.

If triangle A'B'C' is the image of triangle ABC after a dilation with a scale factor of 1/2 then the two triangles will not acquire the same size

This is because when a shape undergoes a dilation the dilated image is either larger or smaller and can therefore not maintain the same size as the pre image. Hence the triangles are not congruent.

+25 = x

step-by-step explanation:

here x is the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose legs are 7 and 24.   by the pythagorean theorem, 7² + 24² must equal x²:

x² = 49 + 576 = 625.   thus, x = +√625 = +25 = x