Question

If a figure is dilated by a scale factor of 3, what were the coordinates of the pre-image of W'(-6, 9)?


W(-18, 27)
W(-3, 12)
W(-2, 3)
W(-9, 6)

Answer 1

the first one

Answer 2

W'(-18,27)

Answer 3

Can u please explain why

Answer 4

Time both of them by 3.

Answer 5

what you do is take the scale factor and multiply the coordinates by it. :)

to take -6 and multiply it by 3 you get -18 <-- that's your x coordinate

Answer 6

^^What he said

Answer 7

ohh ok :] ty
Lol gamer

Answer 8

what she said*

Answer 9

What shes* said. LOL

Answer 10

she**

Answer 11

Pre image W (x, y)
W'(-6, 9) = 3(x, y)
=> (x, y) = (-6, 9)/3 = (-2, 3)