Dilations

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What is a dilation?

Back

A dilation is a transformation that produces a similar figure by enlarging or reducing it based on a scale factor.

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What does it mean when a dilation has a scale factor less than one?

Back

It means the figure is being reduced in size.

Front

What does it mean when a dilation has a scale factor greater than one?

Back

It means the figure is being enlarged.

Front

What mathematical operation is used with the scale factor in a dilation?

Back

Multiplication.

Front

If a figure is dilated by a scale factor of 2, what happens to its dimensions?

Back

Each dimension of the figure is multiplied by 2, resulting in an enlargement.

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If a figure is dilated by a scale factor of 0.5, what happens to its dimensions?

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Each dimension of the figure is multiplied by 0.5, resulting in a reduction.

Front

What is the center of dilation?

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The center of dilation is the fixed point in the plane about which all points are expanded or contracted.

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How do you find the coordinates of a dilated figure?

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Multiply the original coordinates by the scale factor.

Front

What is the result of dilating the point (2, 3) by a scale factor of 3?

Back

The new coordinates will be (6, 9).

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What is the result of dilating the point (4, 5) by a scale factor of 0.5?

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The new coordinates will be (2, 2.5).