Question

If the point (-6,4) is dialated by a scale factor of 1/2, what would be the resulting point

Answer 1

It depend on the center of the dilation. For example, if the point (-6,4) is the center itself, than it will remain the same.

If the dilation has the origin as center, instead, the factor 1/2 simply means that you have to divide all coordinates by 2: the point (-6,4) becomes the point (-3,2)