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Practice Questions- Dilation

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

what is the scale factor?

a)

3

b)

2.4

c)

0.4

d)

0.3

2.

What is the dilation?

a)

15.5

b)

21

c)

18

d)

24

3.

If the scale factor is greater than one ...

a)

is an enlargement

b)

is an congruence

c)

is a reduction

d)

is a scale factor

4.

Is this triangle dilated?

a)

Yes, this is dilated

b)

No, this is not dilated

5.

what is the rule of dilation?

a)

the amount you want to change a shape

b)

the point where the x axis and y axis meet

c)

(x,y), to (6x,6y)

d)

a transformation in which a polygon is enlarged or reduced by a given factor around a given center point

6.

Stanley had a poster made from a picture of his dog Tasha. The poster image is eight times the size of the picture. If the poster image is 120 cm. in height, what was the height of Stanley's original picture of Tasha (in centimeters)?

a)

10

b)

5

c)

20

d)

15

7.

A dilation centered at O is shown at the right. The image is ΔA'B'C'.

If OA = 12 units and

OA' = 8 units, what is the scale factor of this dilation?

a)

½

b)

c)

8.

when a shape has kept it’s orientation but has been changed in size, either getting smaller or getting larger what is it called...

a)

vertex

b)

Origin

c)

Dilation

d)

Dilation of a polygon

9.
Dilate Point B by a scale factor of 3:
a)
(12,0)
b)
(12,12)
c)
(4,3)
d)
(0,12)
10.
Dilate the figure by a scale factor of 3 with the origin as the center of dilation. What are the coordinates of the image?
A(3,3) B(6,6) C(9,3)
a)
A'(9,9) B'(18,18) C'(27,9)
b)
A'(6,6) B'(9,9) C'(12,6)
c)
A'(0,0) B'(3,3) C'(6,0)
d)
A'(1,1) B'(2,2) C'(3,1)
11.
Definition: The figure before a transformation has occurred. 
a)
Pre-image
b)
Image
c)
Translation
d)
Reflection
12.
a)
1/2
b)
3/2
c)
2
d)
1
13.
What is the scale factor if the smaller rectangle is the original rectangle?
a)
4
b)
.25
c)
5
d)
6
14.
You can map PQRS to TUVW by first doing a reflection and then a dilation. What is the dilation?
a)
(x,y) -> (3x, 3y)
b)
(x,y) -> (1/3x,1/3y)
c)
(x,y) -> (2x, 2y)
d)
(x,y) -> (1/2x, 1/2y)
15.

the rectangle ABCD with coordinates A(-2, 1), B(1, 1), C(1, -1), D(-2, -1),and dilate the image by a scale factor of 2 with the origin as the center of dilation

a)

A'(-4, 2), B'(2, 2), C'(2, -2), D'(-4, -2)

b)

A'(-5,1),B'(4,4),C'(2,-2),D'(-4,-2)