Exploration: Set k to an arbitrary value with k ≠ 1. Copy the sentences below, paste them into the response field, and replace the blanks with information that matches the configuration you've set in the applet. You may use the embedded Desmos calculator below.
With scale factor k set to __?__, each side length in the image is exactly __?__ times as large as its corresponding side length in the preimage. A direct result is that the perimeter of the image is also exactly __?__ times as large as the perimeter of the preimage. The area of the image, on the other hand, is exactly __?__ times as large as the area of the preimage.