Investigating Reductions and Enlargements in Transformational Geometry

In this dilation, point A would be considered...

• the center of dilation

• the scale factor

• the center of rotation

• the point of no return

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

The coordinates for the center of dilation are (a)  

• (3, 0)

• (0, 0)

• (3, 1)

• (3, -2)

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.8.G.A.4

What are the coordinates for the center of dilation?

• (2, 9)

• (7, 1)

• (0, 0)

• (2, -3)

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.2

• 32 units

• 2 units

• 8 units

• 4 units

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

Which of the following scale factors would result in an enlargement of the original figure?

• 1

• 2

• -1

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

If a square has side lengths of 4 units and undergoes a dilation with a scale factor of 3 centered at the origin, what will be the length of each side of the resulting square?

• 12 units

• 7 units

• 4 units

• 1.33 units

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

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 

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

CCSS.8.G.A.4

CCSS.8.G.A.1

Triangle ABC has coordinates A (-1, 1), B (1, 1), and C (0, -1). Triangle XYZ will be a dilation of triangle ABC with a scale factor of 3. At what coordinates should point X, of triangle XYZ, be plotted?

• (3, -3)

• (-3, 3)

• (-1, 3)

• (-3, 1)

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

What would the point F' be is the Triangle FGH was dilated with a scale factor of 2?

• F'(12, 4)

• F'(6, 4)

• F'(8, 4)

• F'(3, 1)

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

Triangle ABC is dilated using a scale factor of 1/2. What are the new coordinates of point A'?

• (-3, 3)

• (-12, 12)

• (-2, 2)

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CCSS.8.G.A.3