Dilations Tiffany Selz

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.

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

In a dilation what mathematical operation is used with the scale factor?

• addition 

• subtraction 

• multiplication 

• division 

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

The original perimeter of a rectangle is 30cm, if we enlarge it by a scale factor of 4 what is the new perimeter?

• 120

• 480

• 1920

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A dilation produces a similar figure

• True

• False

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

The two rectangles are scale drawings. What is the measurement of x?

• 21

• 1.25

• 20

• 4

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

When a dilation has a scale factor greater than one, the dilation is an enlargement.

• True

• False

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

The __________ is the ratio of a length of the new figure to the corresponding length on the original figure.

• reduction

• enlargement

• scale factor

• center of dilation

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

State the coordinate of the image of the given point B (4,9) under a dilation with center at the origin with the given scale factor of 2.

• B' (2 , 4.5)

• B' (-8 ,-18)

• B' (8 ,18)

• B' (9 ,4)

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

What scale factor was used to produce the image?

• 2

• -2

• ¹/₂

• 1

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

State the coordinate of the image of the given point B (-10,-6) under a dilation with center at the origin with the given scale factor k = 1/2.

• (5,3)

• (20,12)

• (-20,-12)

• (-5,-3)

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CCSS.8.G.A.3