Question

Which of the following points shows the dilation of P(-3, 6) with a scale factor of 1/3

Answer 1

( -1, 2)

Explanation;

Dilating a point about the origin by a scale factor of 1/3 means that we multiply each coordinate by 1/3.

More precisely, we do

`(1)/(3)(-3,6)`

which gives

`(-(3)/(3),(6)/(3))=(-1,2)`

Hence, the dilated point is(-1, 2)