What is the image of (-8,-12) after dilation by scale factor of 1/4 centered at the orgin

Aneh Thakur asked Mar 17, 2023

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Answer:

(- 2, - 3 )

Explanation:

since the dilatation is centred at the origin, then multiply the coordinates by the scale factor.

(- 8, - 12 ) → (
(1)/(4) (- 8),
(1)/(4) (- 12) ) → (- 2, - 3 )

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