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What are the new coordinates of the figure after a dilation of 3 about the origin? Explain how you got those coordinates.

What are the new coordinates of the figure after a dilation of 3 about the origin-example-1

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After the dilation of factor 3 about the origin, the new coordinates of the vertices are (-3, 3), (3, 6), and (-3, -6).

How the new coordinates of the triangle are determined by dilation of factor 3 about the origin.

When a dilation is performed about the origin, each coordinate of the original point is multiplied by the scale factor.

Given scale factor is 3.

The new coordinates for each vertex:

Vertex A (-1, 1):

Ax = 3*(-1) = -3

Ay = 3 *1 = 3

So, the new coordinates for A are (-3, 3)

B (1, 2):

Bx = 3 *1 = 3

By = 3*2 = 6

The new coordinates for B are (3, 6)

C (-1, -2):

Cx = 3 *(-1) = -3

C y = 3* (-2) = -6

Thus, the new coordinates for C are (-3, -6)

After the dilation of factor 3 about the origin, the new coordinates of the vertices are (-3, 3), (3, 6), and (-3, -6).

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