The term "dilation" refers to a transformation. The height of the pre-image is 24.4 mm.
The term "dilation" refers to a transformation that is used to downsize an item. Dilation is a technique for making items appear bigger or smaller. The picture produced by this transformation is identical to the original shape.
Let the dilation factor of the trapezoid be x.
Now, if we write the area of the pre-image trapezoid, it can be written as,
[tex]\text{Area of trapezoid} = \dfrac{(a+b)}{2}h = 49\rm\ mm^2[/tex]
As we know the dilation is applicable to dimensions, therefore, the area of the trapezoid which is the image can be written as,
[tex]\text{Area of Image trapezoid} = \dfrac{(ax+bx)}{2}hx[/tex]
[tex]= \dfrac{x(a+b)}{2}hx\\\\=\dfrac{(a+b)}{2}h\cdot x^2\\\\=49\cdot x^2[/tex]
Now, if we calculate the scale factor(x) of the dilation we will get,
[tex]{\text{Area of trapezoid}}={\text{Area of Image trapezoid}}\\\\x^2 \cdot 49 = 784\\\\x = 4[/tex]
Further, the scale factor applied to the height of the image can be written as,
The height of the Image = 4 × Height of pre-image
= 4 × 6.1 = 24.4 mm
Hence, the height of the pre-image is 24.4 mm.
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