PA 10.3 ET

What is Dilation?

• Dilation means to enlarge or reduce a shape

• Dilation means to flip over a line

• Dilation means two figures that look alike

• Dilation means to make a shape smaller

A scale factor that is less than one means

• The pre-image will be enlarged.

• The scale factor should be subtracted from the coordinates.

• The image is larger than the pre-image.

• The pre-image will be reduced.

A dilation produces a congruent figure

• True

• False

Does the image show a Dilation?

• Yes
• No