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Each side of equilateral triangle S is multiplied by a scale factor of to create equilateral triangle T. The length of each side of triangle T is greater than the length of each side of triangle S. Which of the following could be the value of ?
Explanation
Choice A is correct. It's given that each side of equilateral triangle S is multiplied by a scale factor of to create equilateral triangle T. Since the length of each side of triangle T is greater than the length of each side of triangle S, the scale factor of must be greater than . Of the given choices, only is greater than .
Choice B is incorrect. If each side of equilateral triangle S is multiplied by a scale factor of , the length of each side of triangle T would be equal to the length of each side of triangle S.
Choice C is incorrect. If each side of equilateral triangle S is multiplied by a scale factor of , the length of each side of triangle T would be less than the length of each side of triangle S.
Choice D is incorrect and may result from conceptual or calculation errors.