Question

HELP ME Write and solve a proportion to find y.

Answer 1

Given:

A figure of dilation and the center of dilation is O.

To find:

The value of y.

Solution:

The distance between center and vertex of image (d') is proportional to the distance between center and the corresponding vertex of original figure (d).

$d'\propto d$

$d'=kd$

$\dfrac{d'}{d}=k$

Where, k is the scale factor or constant of proportionality.

So, the scale factor for the given dilation is

$k=\dfrac{OB'}{OB}$

$k=\dfrac{36}{16}$

$k=\dfrac{9}{4}$

We know that,

$k=\dfrac{\text{Side length of image}}{\text{Corresponding side length of original figure}}$

$\dfrac{9}{4}=\dfrac{A'C'}{AC}$

$\dfrac{9}{4}=\dfrac{27}{y}$

$9\times y=27\times 4$

Divide both sides by 9.

$y=\dfrac{27\times 4}{9}$

$y=3\times 4$

$y=12$

Therefore, the value of y is 12.