Question

If triangle ABC is defined by the coordinated A(3,6), B(7,6), C(7,3) is dilated by a scale factor of 3, with resulting vertex A' at (9,18). What is the the center of dilation?

Answer 1

Center of dilation → (0, 0)

Explanation:

Vertices of a triangle ABC are A(3, 6), B(7, 6) and C(7, 3).

If this triangle is dilated by a scale factor of 'k' about the origin,

Rule for the dilation is,

(x, y) → (kx, ky)

If vertex A is dilated by a scale factor of 3 about the origin,

A(3, 6) → A'(3×3, 3×6)

→ A'(9, 18)

Therefore, center of dilation is origin (0, 0).