Question

A triangle has coordinates A (1, 5), B (-2, 1) and C (0, -4). What are the new coordinates if the triangle is dilated with a scale factor of 1/5?

Answer 1

@jigglypuff314

Answer 2

I might be wrong
but I think you should multiply each number by 1/5 to get the new coordinates

Answer 3

Each number?

Answer 4

yes so A (1, 5) --> A' ( (1*1/5), (5*1/5))

Answer 5

I'm still lost. What would that be?

Answer 6

1* 1/5 = 1/5
5 * 1/5 = 1
so new A (1/5, 1)

Answer 7

Hmm.. I see where your going but I don't feel like that's it.

Answer 8

hmm? why not? :/

Answer 9

Actually, I'll take your word for it. You know maths WAY better than I do!

Answer 10

that might not be necessarily true, but okay :P

you would then do the same with the other points

Answer 11

Got it. I'll go ahead and submit and see what my teacher says. Thank you so much! c:

Answer 12

good luck ^_^