Which of the following best describes a dilation?
An object slides to a new position and the size remains the same
An object is reflected across a line.
An object gets larger or smaller based on a scale factor, based on a chosen point.
An object rotates around a given point based on a given degree measurement
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Answer: To find the scale factor for a dilation, we find the center point of dilation and measure the distance from this center point to a point on the preimage and also the distance from the center point to a point on the image. The ratio of these distances gives us the scale factor, as Math Bits Notebook accurately states.
Perform a Dilation of 3 on point A (2, 1) which you can see in the graph below. Multiply the coordinates of the original point (2, 1), called the image, by 3. Image's coordinates = (2 * 3, 1 * 3) to get the coordinates of the image (6, 3).
Starting with ΔABC, draw the dilation image of the triangle with a center at the origin and a scale factor of two. Notice that every coordinate of the original triangle has been multiplied by the scale factor (x2). Dilations involve multiplication! Dilation with scale factor 2, multiply by 2.
After a dilation, the pre-image and image have the same shape but not the same size. Sides: In a dilation, the sides of the pre-image and the corresponding sides of the image are proportional. Properties preserved under a dilation from the pre-image to the image. 5.