Dilations and Scale Factors

Front

If the scale factor is less than 1, the new figure will be:

Back

a reduction

Front

A dilation produces a similar figure:

Back

True

Front

A dilation is which of the following?

Back

Either an enlargement or a reduction

Front

What is the definition of dilations in mathematical terms?

Back

to make larger or smaller

Front

Similar figures have the same ______ but different ______.

Back

shape; sizes

Front

What happens to a figure when the scale factor is greater than 1?

Back

It becomes an enlargement.

Front

What is the scale factor in a dilation?

Back

The ratio of the length of a side of the image to the length of the corresponding side of the original figure.

Front

If a triangle is dilated by a scale factor of 2, what happens to its area?

Back

The area is multiplied by 4.

Front

What is the relationship between the original figure and the dilated figure?

Back

They are similar figures.

Front

Can a dilation change the shape of a figure?

Back

No, it can only change the size.