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54 pointsWhich is the image of vertex O after the triangle has been dilated with scale factor = 3?

54 pointsWhich is the image of vertex O after the triangle has been dilated with scale-example-1
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To dilate an image by a scale factor you have to mutiply the original coordinates of the point by the given factor.

For vertex O, the coordinates are (-1, -2)

Factor = 3, so multiply both coordinates by the factor:

Xcoordinate: -1*3= -3

Ycoordinate: -2*3= -6

The image of vertex O after dilating the triangle by factor 3 is (-3,-6)

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