Question

40 POINTS Geometry - When you know the scale factor (e.g. 3), why does the point of dilation matter? Wouldn't each coordinate be multiplied by the scale factor no matter where it was dilated? (e.g. 3, 6 becomes 9, 12) Or am I missing something?

Answer 1

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Answer and Explanation:

• When the scale factor is 1 and lower then that means its a reduction. When the scale factor is 1 and higher it's an enlargement.

• If (3, 6) becomes (9, 12) then the scale factor is not possible. Because when you divide you would get (2, 3).

• If you had (3, 6) and (6, 12) then the scale factor would be 2. Which is an enlargement.

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