Dilations

A dilation is which of the following: 

• only an enlargement
• only a reduction
• Either an enlargement or a reduction
• Neither an enlargement or a reduction

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TEKS.MATH.G.3A

A dilation produces a congruent figure

• True

• False

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

When a dilation has a scale factor greater than one, the dilation is an enlargement.

• True
• False

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

When the scale factor of a dilation is less than one, the dilation is a reduction.

• True
• False

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

The __________ is the ratio of a length of the new figure to the corresponding length on the original figure.

• reduction
• enlargement
• scale factor
• center of dilation

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TEKS.MATH.7.5C

Similar figures have the same ______ but different ______. 

• measure; shapes
• sizes; shapes
• value; measures
• shape; sizes

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

State the coordinate of the image of the given point B (4,9) under a dilation with center at the origin with the given scale factor of 2.

• B' (2 , 4.5)

• B' (-8 ,-18)

• B' (8 ,18)

• B' (9 ,4)

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

The point (8, 12) was dilated to become point (2, 3). What was the scale factor?

• ½
• ¼
• 4
• 2

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

A dilation always produces a congruent figure.

• True
• False

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

What scale factor was used to produce the image?

• 2
• -2
• ¹/₂
• 1

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.2