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Dilate by a scale
factor of 1/2
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Dilate by a scale factor of 1/2 AL D-example-1
User Jesbin MJ
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Answer:

The image triangle ΔD'L'W' after the dilation by a scale factor of 1/2 will have the vertices:

  • D' (0, 1)
  • L' (1/2, 5/2) or L'(0.5, 2.5)
  • W' (5/2, 2) or W'(2.5, 2)

`The figure of the dilated image is attached below.

Explanation:

Given the triangle ΔDLW withe the vertices

  • D(0, 2)
  • L(1, 5)
  • W(5, 4)

As the scale factor 1/2 < 0, thus the image triangle will be smaller than the original triangle.

The rule of dilation is given by

Dilation: (x, y) → (1/2x, 1/2y), centered at (0, 0)

D(0, 2) → D' (1/2x, 1/2y) → D' (1/2(0), 1/2(2)) = D' (0, 1)

L(1, 5) → L'(1/2x, 1/2y) → L'(1/2(1), 1/2(5)) = L' (1/2, 5/2)

W(5, 4) → W'(1/2x, 1/2y) → W'(1/2(5), 1/2(4)) = W' (5/2, 2)

Therefore, the image triangle ΔD'L'W' after the dilation by a scale factor of 1/2 will have the vertices:

  • D' (0, 1)
  • L' (1/2, 5/2) or L'(0.5, 2.5)
  • W' (5/2, 2) or W'(2.5, 2)

`The figure of the dilated image is attached below.

Dilate by a scale factor of 1/2 AL D-example-1
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