Dilations

Front

Similar figures have the same ______ but different ______.

Back

shape; sizes

Front

Choose the correct scale factor for a dilation that doubles the size of a figure.

Back

2

Front

When A(3, 6) is under a dilation of 2, what are the coordinates of A'?

Back

(6, 12)

Front

When the scale factor of a dilation is less than one, the dilation is a reduction. True or False?

Back

True

Front

What scale factor was used to produce the image if the original figure's dimensions are multiplied by 7?

Back

7

Front

Define dilation in geometry.

Back

A transformation that produces a figure similar to the original by enlarging or reducing it based on a scale factor.

Front

What is a scale factor?

Back

A number that scales, or multiplies, the dimensions of a figure during a dilation.

Front

If a figure is dilated by a scale factor of 1/2, what happens to its size?

Back

The figure is reduced to half its original size.

Front

What are the coordinates of a point (x, y) after a dilation by a scale factor of k?

Back

(kx, ky)

Front

If a triangle has sides of lengths 3, 4, and 5, and is dilated by a scale factor of 3, what are the new side lengths?

Back

9, 12, and 15.