Question

What are the coordinates of P' if P (-5,-4) undergoes a dilation, centered at the origin, with a scale factor of K=2?

Answer 1

`P' = (-10,-8)`

Explanation:

Given

`P = (-5,-4)`

`k =2`

Required

Determine the image P'

P' is calculated by multiplying P and k.

i.e.

`P' = P * k`

This gives:

`P' = (-5,-4) * 2`

`P' = (-5* 2,-4* 2)`

`P' = (-10,-8)`

Hence, the image P' after dilating P is (-10,-8)