Dilation Centered at a Point

In the diagram below, CD is the image of AB after a dilation of scale factor k with center E. Which ratio is equal to the scale factor k of the dilation?

• EC : EA

• BA : EA

• EA : BA

• EA : EC

On the graph below, point A(3, 4) and BC with coordinates B(4, 3) and C(2, 1) are graphed. What are the coordinates of B' and C' after BC undergoes a dilation centered at point A with a scale factor of 2?

• B'(5,2) and C'(1, -2)

• B'(6, 1) and C'(0, -1)

• B'(5, 0) and C'(1, -2)

• B'(5, 2) and C'(3, 0)

A line segment is dilated by a scale factor of 2 centered at a point not on the line segment. Which statement regarding the relationship between the given line segment and its image is true?

• The line segments are perpendicular, and the image is one-half of the length of the given line segment.

• The line segments are perpendicular, and the image is twice the length of the given line segment.

• The line segments are parallel, and the image is twice the length of the given line segment.

• The line segments are parallel, and the image is one-half of the length of the given line segment

A three-inch line segment is dilated by a scale factor of 6 and centered at its midpoint. What is the length of its image?

• 9 inches

• 2 inches

• 15 inches

• 18 inches

After a dilation with center (0, 0) the image of DB is D'B'. If DB = 4.5 and D'B' = 18, the scale factor of this dilation is

• 1/5

• 5

• 1/4

• 4

The smaller triangle is transformed to create the larger triangle. Which of these is the scale factor of the dilation centered at the point (0, 0)?

• 4

• 2

• 1

• 1/2

Figure A′B′C′D′F′ is a dilation of figure ABCDF by a scale factor of ½ ​​. The dilation is centered at (–4, –1).

Which statement is true?

• A

• B

• C

• D

The segment AB is dilated to create the segment A'B'. What are the coordinates of the center of the dilation?

• ( 5, 7 )

• ( 8, 1 )

• ( 0, 4 )

• ( -1, 4 )

If you were to dilate line AB using point C as the center of dilation, which of the below would best describe the newly created image? (You may assume that the scale factor is not 1.)

• A line segment

• A ray

• A line that is parallel to line AB

• A line that is in the same place as line AB

Which transformation results in a figure that is similar to the original figure but has a greater area?

• a dilation of triangle QRS by a scale factor of 0.25

• a dilation of triangle QRS by a scale factor of 0.5

• a dilation of triangle QRS by a scale factor of 1

• a dilation of triangle QRS by a scale factor of 2