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What is the image of (0,6) after a dilation by a scale factor of 1/3 centered at the origin?

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Answer:

(0,2)

Explanation:

Multiply each coordinate by the scale factor.

User Farhana
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Answer:

(0,2)

Explanation:

Since the point is being dilated about the origin, you can just multiply the x and y values of the point by the scale factor. 1/3 x 0 = 0, and 1/3 x 6 = 2.

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