SOLUTION: A circular mold in a Petri dish had a diameter of 1/2 inch. The diameter grew by 32% in a day. What is the scale factor of dilation? Find the diameter of the mold after a day.
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Question 1136101: A circular mold in a Petri dish had a diameter of 1/2 inch. The diameter grew by 32% in a day. What is the scale factor of dilation? Find the diameter of the mold after a day.
Answer by CubeyThePenguin(3113) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
scale factor ==> sqrt(32/100) which is about 0.56
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