Exploring Dilations on a Coordinate Plane

What is the term used to describe the number by which we multiply the X and Y coordinates in a dilation?

• Multiplication constant

• Scale factor

• Dilation number

• Coordinate multiplier

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

How do you calculate the new coordinates after dilation?

• Subtract the scale factor from each coordinate

• Divide each coordinate by the scale factor

• Add the scale factor to each coordinate

• Multiply each coordinate by the scale factor

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

When applying a scale factor of 2, what happens to the size of the shape?

• It doubles in size

• It becomes four times larger

• It remains the same

• It becomes half its original size

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

What is the new location of point A after applying a scale factor of 2?

• (-3, 4)

• (3, -4)

• (6, -8)

• (-6, 8)

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

What stays the same in similar figures after dilation?

• Volume

• Perimeter

• Area

• Angles

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

What is the result of dilating point B with a scale factor of 2?

• (-4, 2)

• (4, -2)

• (4, 2)

• (-2, 2)

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

How does a scale factor of 1/2 affect the triangle's dimensions?

• It remains unchanged

• It doubles

• It reduces to a quarter

• It halves

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

What are the new coordinates of point A after a dilation with a scale factor of 1/2?

• (2, 1)

• (-4, -1)

• (-2, -1)

• (4, 1)

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

What is the effect of applying a scale factor of 3 to the square's dimensions?

• It reduces to a third

• It becomes nine times larger

• It remains the same

• It triples in size

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

After dilation with a scale factor of 3, what is the length of a side originally 5 units?

• 15 units

• 20 units

• 5 units

• 10 units

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CCSS.8.G.A.3