Exploring Dilation Concepts

What is a dilation in the context of coordinate geometry?

• A transformation that changes the position of a figure.

• A transformation that changes the size of a figure.

• A transformation that rotates a figure.

• A transformation that reflects a figure.

What symbol is used to denote a dilation?

• A lowercase d followed by a scale factor.

• A lowercase t followed by a scale factor.

• A capital T followed by a scale factor.

• A capital D followed by a scale factor.

If the scale factor is greater than 1, what happens to the figure?

• The figure gets smaller.

• The figure rotates.

• The figure gets bigger.

• The figure reflects.

What are the new coordinates of point P (2,0) after a dilation with a scale factor of 2?

• (1,0)

• (4,0)

• (2,2)

• (0,0)

In the example provided, what is the scale factor used for the dilation?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 0.5

What is an isometry?

• A transformation that rotates a figure.

• A transformation that reflects a figure.

• A transformation that preserves distance and does not change the size of a figure.

• A transformation that changes the size of a figure.

Which of the following transformations is not an isometry?

• Translation

• Rotation

• Reflection

• Dilation

What happens to a figure if the scale factor is less than 1?

• The figure rotates.

• The figure gets bigger.

• The figure reflects.

• The figure gets smaller.

If you multiply the coordinates of a figure by a whole number, what happens to the figure?

• The figure reflects.

• The figure rotates.

• The figure gets bigger.

• The figure gets smaller.

What should you remember about dilations and fractions?

• Multiplying by a fraction greater than 1 makes the figure smaller.

• Multiplying by a fraction less than 1 makes the figure bigger.

• Multiplying by a fraction less than 1 makes the figure smaller.

• Multiplying by a fraction greater than 1 makes the figure rotate.