Final answer:
The question asks to apply a dilation transformation to a polygon with a scale factor of 4. The correct image points after dilation are A'(8, 4), B'(16, 4), C'(16, –12), which means option B is the correct answer.
Step-by-step explanation:
The transformation described in the question is a dilation where every point (x, y) of the polygon is mapped to a new point with coordinates (4x, 4y). Thus, the dilation is about the origin (0, 0) with a scale factor of 4. To find the coordinates of the image points after the transformation, each vertex of the polygon is multiplied by the scale factor:
- A (2,1) becomes A’(2*4, 1*4) = A’(8, 4)
- B (4,1) becomes B’(4*4, 1*4) = B’(16, 4)
- C (4,-3) becomes C’(4*4, -3*4) = C’(16, -12)
The correct answer is therefore option B: This is a dilation about (0, 0) with a scale factor of 4; A’(8, 4), B’(16, 4), C’(16, – 12).