document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1139975>Question 1139975</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dilate this triangle with a scale factor ½ and center (-2,-5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Point A (-2,4)  Point B (8,-5)  Point C (-2,9)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am confused as hell. I am watching videos and looking at my notes and all and I still am confused as hell. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find the distances in the x and y directions from the center of the dilation to each given vertex.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then multiply each of those distances by the scale factor 1/2 to find the corresponding distances from the center to each vertex of the dilated triangle.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Finally move those new distances from the center to find the vertices of the dilated triangle.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For example....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The distances in the x and y directions from the center (-2,-5) to point A(-2,4) are 0 and 9.  Multiply those distances by 1/2 to get 0 and 4.5.  Move those new distances from the center to find the coordinates of A'.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x: -2+0 = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y: -5+4.5 = -0.5<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "A'(-2,-0.5)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Do the same thing to find B' and C'. </SPAN>\n" );
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