SOLUTION: Triangle ABC is transformed with the center of dilation at the origin.
Pre-image: ∆ABC with vertices A(2,5), and B(6,10), C(9,-1)
Image: ∆A'B'C' with vertices A’(0
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Question 1064971: Triangle ABC is transformed with the center of dilation at the origin.
Pre-image: ∆ABC with vertices A(2,5), and B(6,10), C(9,-1)
Image: ∆A'B'C' with vertices A’(0.5,1.25), B’(1.5,2.5), C’(2.25,-0.25)
What is the scale factor of the dilation that maps the pre-image to the image?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Triangle ABC is transformed with the center of dilation at the origin.
Pre-image: ∆ABC with vertices A(2,5), and B(6,10), C(9,-1)
Image: ∆A'B'C' with vertices A’(0.5,1.25), B’(1.5,2.5), C’(2.25,-0.25)
What is the scale factor of the dilation that maps the pre-image to the image?
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The scale factor is (1/4)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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