Question

What is the image of (-7,-6) after a dilation by a scale factor of 1/2 centered at the origin

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Answer 1

(-3.5, -3).

Explanation:

That would be (-7/2, -6/2) or (-3.5, -3)..

Answer 2

(-7/2, -3)

Explanation:

When the center of the dilation is the origin, each coordinate value is multiplied by the dilation factor.

The image point is ...

(1/2)(-7, -6) = (-7/2, -3)