Exploring Geometry Transformations: Dilations and Scale Factors

What does a dilation in geometry refer to?

• A change in shape

• A rotation around a point

• A change in orientation

• A change in size without altering shape or orientation

What symbol is used to denote dilation in geometry?

• Capital D

• Capital K

• Capital S

• Capital P

What happens to an image when the scale factor K is greater than 1?

• The image is rotated

• The image is shrunk

• The image is stretched to a larger size

• The image remains unchanged

What does a scale factor of 1 imply about the image?

• It rotates 90 degrees

• It becomes smaller

• It becomes larger

• No change in size

How does a scale factor of zero affect the figure?

• It disappears

• It remains unchanged

• It doubles in size

• It becomes infinitely large

What is true about the orientation of a figure after dilation?

• It rotates by the degree of the scale factor

• It remains the same

• It flips horizontally

• It changes based on the scale factor

If the scale factor K is 2, what happens to the image?

• It doubles in size

• It remains the same size

• It is reduced to half its size

• It becomes four times larger

For a scale factor less than 1, what transformation occurs to the figure?

• It flips over

• It rotates

• It shrinks

• It enlarges

What is the result of a dilation with a scale factor of one-third?

• The figure increases to three times its original size

• The figure triples in size

• The figure remains unchanged

• The figure reduces to one-third of its original size

Where can one find more resources and practice activities on dilations?

• Mashup Math Twitter

• All of the above

• Mashup Math Instagram

• Mashup Math YouTube channel