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Given a triangle ABC at points A=(-4,-3) B=(4, 5) C=(2,-4), and if the triangle is

dilated with a scale factor of 3, centered at the origin, find the new point C'.

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Answer: (6,-12)

Explanation:

For dilations centered at the origin, we can multiply each of the coordinates by the scale factor. This means that
C'=(2 * 3, -4 * 3)=\boxed{(6, -12)}

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