Question

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Octagon ABCDEFGH and its dilation, octagon A'B'C'D'E'F'G'H', are shown on the coordinate plane below:
G
H
5
G
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F
2
A
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A
2
7
B
B
-7-6-5-4-2-2=1
E
-2
E
D.
-5
D
C
С
If the center of dilation is at the origin, by what scale factor was octagon ABCDEFGH dilated? (4 points)

Answer 1

c 1/2

Explanation:

You are incorrect.

We are going from ABCDEFGH to A'B'C'D'E'F'G'H'. We are going from the large octagon to the small octagon. The scale factor of a dilation is the number you multiply the original lengths to get the lengths of the dilation.

`scale~factor = (length~of~dimension~in~dilated~image)/(length~of~corresponding~dimension~in~original~figure)`

Look at point (6, 0) which becomes (3, 0) in the dilation.

The distance from the origin to (6, 0) is 6 units.

The distance from the origin to (3, 0) is 3 units.

scale factor = dilated/original = 3/6 = 1/2

The scale factor of the dilation is 1/2.

Also look at segment AB whose length is 4. The length of segment A'B' is 2.

scale factor = dilated/original = 2/4 = 1/2

Answer: 1/2