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figure abcd is dilated from point q, the center of dilation. which figure is a dilation of figure abcd? figure efgh figure ijkl figure mnop which figures vertices do the rays also pass through?

Explanation:

Dilation is a transformation where a figure is enlarged or reduced with respect to a center point (here \(Q\)). In dilation, the rays from the center of dilation pass through the corresponding vertices of the original and dilated figures. Looking at the figure, for figure \(MNOP\), the rays from \(Q\) pass through the vertices of \(ABCD\) and \(MNOP\) (e.g., the ray from \(Q\) through \(A\) also passes through \(M\), the ray from \(Q\) through \(B\) also passes through \(N\), etc.). For figure \(EFGH\) and \(IJKL\), the rays from \(Q\) do not pass through their vertices (e.g., the ray from \(Q\) through \(A\) does not pass through \(E\) or \(I\)).

Answer:

figure \(MNOP\)