<PRE><B>Question 1193553</B>
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Word &amp;nbsp;&quot; dilate &quot; &amp;nbsp;means &amp;nbsp;&quot; making wider &quot; &amp;nbsp;and always is used 

with the coefficient of dilation &amp;nbsp;(scale factor) &amp;nbsp;greater than &amp;nbsp;1.



Do not try to make the problem/(the things) &amp;nbsp;more confusing than it is/(they are) &amp;nbsp;in reality.



Do not distort the meaning of words.



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