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1. In the coordinate plane, line m has a slope of 2 and a y-intercept of (0, -5). Line n is

the result of dilating line m by a scale factor of 4 with a center of (0,0).
What are the slope and y-intercept of line n?
a. Line n has a slope of 1/2 and a y-intercept of (0,-3)
b. Line n has a slope of 2 and a y-intercept of (0,-5)
c. Line n has a slope of 2 and a y-intercept of (0,-20)
d. Line n has a slope of 8 and a y-intercept of (0,20)

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Answer:

To find the slope and y-intercept of line n, which is the result of dilating line m by a scale factor of 4 with a center of (0,0), we need to consider the properties of dilation.

When a line is dilated by a scale factor of k, the slope of the dilated line remains the same as the original line, while the y-intercept is multiplied by the scale factor.

Given that line m has a slope of 2 and a y-intercept of (0, -5), the slope of line n will also be 2, as dilation does not change the slope.

For the y-intercept of line n, we multiply the y-intercept of line m (-5) by the scale factor of 4:

y-intercept of line n = scale factor * y-intercept of line m

= 4 * (-5)

= -20

Therefore, line n has a slope of 2 and a y-intercept of (0, -20).

Among the given answer choices, the correct option is:

c. Line n has a slope of 2 and a y-intercept of (0, -20).

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