Question

Need help with dilation with a scale factor of 1/2 centered at (−1, 3)

Answer 1

A scale factor of 1/2 makes the triangle half the size of the original.

The original is 4 units tall, so 1/2 scale makes the new one 2 units tall.

It is 6 units long, so 1/2 would be 3 units long.

Now since the scale factor is centered at (-1,3) fine the midpoint between The top left corner of the triangle and the center point:

Midpoint ( -1-5/2 , 3+7/2)

Midpoint = (-6/2 , 10/2)

Midpoint = -3,5

This is where the top left corner of the scaled triangle would be.

See attached picture: