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U8 L6 Line Dilations

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A dilation is which of the following: 
a)
only an enlargement
b)
only a reduction
c)
Either an enlargement or a reduction
d)
Neither an enlargement or a reduction
2.

After dilations, angles are ....

a)

similar

b)

congruent

c)

smaller

d)

larger

3.

A dilation produces a congruent figure

a)

True

b)

False

4.

A line segment is dilated by a scale factor of 2 centered at a point not on the line segment. Which statement regarding the relationship between the given line segment and its image is true?

a)

The line segments are perpendicular, and the image is one-half of the length of the given line segment.

b)

The line segments are perpendicular, and the image is twice the length of the given line segment.

c)

The line segments are parallel, and the image is twice the length of the given line segment.

d)

The line segments are parallel, and the image is one-half of the length of the given line segment

5.

The line whose equation is 3x – 5y = 4 is dilated by a scale factor of 5/3 centered at the origin. Which statement is correct?

a)

The image of the line has the same slope as the pre-image but a different y-intercept.

b)

The image of the line has the same y-intercept as the pre-image but a different slope.

c)

The image of the line has the same slope and the same y-intercept

as the pre-image.

d)

The image of the line has a different slope and a different y-intercept from the pre-image.

6.

A line that passes through the points whose coordinates are (1,1) and (5, 7) is dilated by a scale factor of 3 and centered at the origin. The image of the line

a)

is perpendicular to the original line

b)

is parallel to the original line

c)

passes through the origin

d)

is the original line

7.

A three-inch line segment is dilated by a scale factor of 6 and centered at its midpoint. What is the length of its image?

a)

9 inches

b)

2 inches

c)

15 inches

d)

18 inches

8.
When a dilation has a scale factor greater than one, the dilation is an enlargement.
a)
True
b)
False
9.

Line segment A'B' whose endpoints are (4, -2) and (16, 14) is the image of AB after a dilation of 1/2 centered at the origin. What is the length of AB?

a)

5

b)

10

c)

20

d)

40

10.

The line 3y = -2x + 8 is transformed by a dilation centered at the origin. Which linear equation could be its image?

a)

2x + 3y = 5

b)

2x - 3y = 5

c)

3x + 2y = 5

d)

3x - 2y = 5

11.
When the scale factor of a dilation is less than one, the dilation is a reduction.
a)
True
b)
False
12.

In the diagram below, CD is the image of AB after a dilation of scale factor k with center E. Which ratio is equal to the scale factor k of the dilation?

a)

EC : EA

b)

BA : EA

c)

EA : BA

d)

EA : EC

13.

After a dilation with center (0, 0) the image of DB is D'B'. If DB = 4.5 and D'B' = 18, the scale factor of this dilation is

a)

1/5

b)

5

c)

1/4

d)

4

14.

State the coordinate of the image of the given point B (4,9) under a dilation with center at the origin with the given scale factor of 2.

a)

B' (2 , 4.5)

b)

B' (-8 ,-18)

c)

B' (8 ,18)

d)

B' (9 ,4)

15.
In a dilation what mathematical operation is used with the scale factor?
a)
addition 
b)
subtraction 
c)
multiplication 
d)
division 
16.
Similar figures have the same ______ but different ______. 
a)
measure; shapes
b)
sizes; shapes
c)
value; measures
d)
shape; sizes
17.
What is the scale factor from ΔDEF to ΔABC?
a)
1/2
b)
7/3
c)
2
d)
10/3
18.

The line represented by the equation 4y = 3x+7 is transformed by a dilation centered at the origin. Which linear equation could represent its image?

a)

3x - 4y = 9

b)

3x + 4y = 9

c)

4x - 3y = 9

d)

4x + 3y = 9

19.
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)
20.
What is the measure of angle b?
a)
36o
b)
56o
c)
63o
d)
117o