Question

Graph the image of this triangle after a dilation with a scale factor of 2 centered at the origin.

Answer 1

Answer:  

Since, the coordinates of the given triangle are (0,0), (4,-4) and (-4,-2)

In the dilation by the scale factor k with centered at origin,

$(x,y)\rightarrow (kx,ky)$

Thus, If the dilation occurs by the scale factor of 2 with centered at origin,

New coordinates of the triangles are,

$(0,0)\rightarrow (2\times 0, 2\times 0)$

$(-4,4)\rightarrow (2\times -4, 2\times 4)$

$(-4,-2)\rightarrow (2\times -4, 2\times -2)$

Thus, the coordinates of new triangle are,

(0,0) ( -8, 8) and (-8,-4)