Question

Circle A has center (0, 0) and radius 3. Circle B has center (-5, 0) and radius 1. What sequence of transformations could be used to show that Circle A is similar to Circle B?

Answer 1

A translation of T(x, y) = (- 5, 2) and a dilation with center (- 5, 2) with a scale factor of 1 / 3 are necessary to transform circle A into circle B. (Correct choice: D)

What sequence of rigid transformations can be done on a circle

In this problem we must determine the sequence of transformations require to transform circle A into circle B. From analytical geometry we know that the equation of the circle in standard form is:

(x - h)² + (y - k)² = r²

Where:

• (h, k) - Coordinates of the center.
• r - Radius of the circle.

Then, we need to apply the following rigid transformations:

Translation

f(x, y) → f(x - h, y - k), where (h, k) is the translation vector.

Dilation with center at the center of the circle

r → k · r, where k is the scale factor.

The circle A is represented by x² + y² = 3, then we derive the expression for the circle B:

f(x, y) → f(x + 5, y - 2)

(x + 5)² + (y - 2)² = 9

r → k · r

(x + 5)² + (y - 2)² = (1 / 3)² · 9

(x + 5)² + (y - 2)² = 1

Then, a translation of T(x, y) = (- 5, 2) and a dilation with center (- 5, 2) are necessary to transform circle A into circle B.

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