Dilations

Front

If a dilation produces a larger figure, it is called ______

Back

enlargement

Front

Dilations only enlarge figures. True or False?

Back

False

Front

If the dilation produces a smaller figure, that is called a ______

Back

reduction

Front

To calculate the image of a dilated figure, what mathematical operation is used with the scale factor?

Back

multiplication

Front

A scale factor of 1/2 reduces a figure. True or False?

Back

True

Front

What is the term for the number that describes how much a figure is enlarged or reduced in a dilation?

Back

scale factor

Front

What is the center of dilation?

Back

The fixed point in a dilation from which all points are expanded or contracted.

Front

If a figure is dilated by a scale factor greater than 1, what happens to the figure?

Back

It enlarges.

Front

If a figure is dilated by a scale factor less than 1, what happens to the figure?

Back

It reduces.

Front

What is the scale factor if a figure is enlarged from a size of 2 to a size of 6?

Back

3 (6 divided by 2)