document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1117591>Question 1117591</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the image of the point under a dilation centered at (0,0) with the given scale factor.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(-3,0),Scale factor=5,  i don't understand the scale factor </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #732711 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=732711\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The image is on the same line as the point and center of dilation,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "but its distance to the center of dilation is as many times larger as the scale factor.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In this case, the point is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P%28-3%2C0%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P%28-3%2C0%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 units to the left of the origin, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%22O+%28+0+%2C+0+%29%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%22O+%28+0+%2C+0+%29%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The image of <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=P ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"P\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%22P+%27+%28+-15+%2C+0+%29%22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%22P+%27+%28+-15+%2C+0+%29%22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the center of dilation is the origin,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "all you have to do to find the coordinates of the image<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is multiply the coordinates of the point times the sale factor. </SPAN>\n" );
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