Dilations

Triangle ABC will be dilated by a scale factor of 1/2.  What will be the coordinates of C'?

• (-1, -2.5)
• (12, 6)
• (3, -1.5)
• (0, 1.5)

Dilate Point B by a scale factor of 3:

• (12,0)
• (12,12)
• (4,3)
• (0,12)

Enlargement or reduction?  Find the scale factor!

• It's a reduction; the scale factor is 2.
• It's an enlargement; the scale factor is 2.
• It's an enlargement; the scale factor is 1/2.
• It's a reduction; the scale factor is 1/2.

Enlargement or reduction?  Find the scale factor!

• It's an enlargement; the scale factor is 1/2.
• It's an enlargement; the scale factor is 2.
• It's a reduction; the scale factor is 1/2.
• It's a reduction; the scale factor is 2.

ABC ~ XYZ. What is the scale factor of the dilation of ABC to XYZ?

• 2

• 3

When the scale factor of a dilation is less than one, the dilation is a...

• Reduction

• Enlargement

The red triangle has been dilated by a scale factor of 1/4 about the origin, which triangle is it's new image? 

• green triangle 
• red triangle 
• black triangle
• none of these 

A triangle has vertices with coordinates (2,0), (3, -1) and (-2,-5). If the triangle is dilated by a scale factor of 3 with the origin as the center of dilation, what are the coordinates of the vertices of the image?

• (5,3), (6,2), (1,-2)
• (6,0), (9,-3), (-6,-15)
• (2/3,0), (1,-1/3), (-2/3,-5/3)
• (-1,-3), (0,-4), (-5,-8)

What is the scale factor if the triangle on the left is the original?

• 2
• 3/2
• 2/3
• 1/2

What is the scale factor used to dilate the small square to the larger square given there areas?

• 4
• 16
• 3
• 12