Understanding Dilations and Transformations
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Mathematics
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8th - 9th Grade
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Practice Problem
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Hard
Jennifer Brown
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main difference between a dilation and other transformations like translation or rotation?
Dilations do not affect the size of the figure.
Dilations create congruent figures.
Dilations create similar figures.
Dilations change the shape of the figure.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which transformation results in figures that are the same shape but different sizes?
Dilation
Rotation
Reflection
Translation
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does a scale factor greater than one indicate in a dilation?
The image is smaller than the original.
The image is larger than the original.
The image is the same size as the original.
The image is a different shape than the original.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If a scale factor is less than one, what type of transformation occurs?
Enlargement
Reduction
Rotation
Translation
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How do you perform a dilation on a coordinate plane?
Subtract the scale factor from each coordinate.
Divide each coordinate by the scale factor.
Add the scale factor to each coordinate.
Multiply each coordinate by the scale factor.
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to a figure when it is dilated with a scale factor of 1/2?
The figure doubles in size.
The figure remains the same size.
The figure is reduced to half its size.
The figure changes shape.
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
In a dilation, if the original point is (3, 4) and the scale factor is 2, what is the new point?
(9, 12)
(3, 4)
(1.5, 2)
(6, 8)
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