DILATIONS

DILATIONS

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Mathematics

10th Grade

Hard

CCSS
8.G.A.3, 8.G.A.2, 7.G.A.1

+3

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is a dilation in geometry?

Back

A dilation is a transformation that alters the size of a figure but not its shape, using a center point and a scale factor.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.3

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the scale factor in a dilation?

Back

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.3

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

If the scale factor is greater than 1, what happens to the figure?

Back

The figure is enlarged.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.3

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

If the scale factor is between 0 and 1, what happens to the figure?

Back

The figure is reduced.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.3

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the algebraic representation of a dilation with a scale factor of 2?

Back

The algebraic representation is (x, y) --> (2x, 2y).

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.3

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do you find the coordinates of a dilated point?

Back

Multiply the original coordinates by the scale factor. For example, if the original point is (x, y) and the scale factor is k, the new coordinates are (kx, ky).

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.3

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the formula to calculate the scale factor when given two similar figures?

Back

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.1

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