Question

Geometry help please!
Dilate a figure on the coordinate plane?

Answer 1

@perl

Answer 2

ok

Answer 3

is there more information?

Answer 4

I can't find anything, that's the problem :/

Answer 5

And thats what they give in the question :/

Answer 6

Um..does it give you anything else? Like what the figure is?

Answer 7

Can you take a screen shot of the question?

And are there any choices?

Answer 8

No, this is a word document with a couple of questions without multiple choice answers

Answer 9

Oh..you're preparing for a DBA.

Answer 10

Yes :P

Answer 11

Well first you are given a scale factor..then you multiply that scale factor to each of the points of the original figure.

For Example:

Dilate Triangle A by a scale factor of 1/2.

Triangle A's points: (-2, 0), (2, 0), and (0, 4)

(-2, 0)

-2 * 1/2 = -1
0 * 1/2 = 0

So our new point will be (-1, 0)

We do this for all three points, and that will give us the points for the dilated figure.

Answer 12

Do you understand?

Answer 13

Here's a video that shows you how to do it:

http://www.ck12.org/geometry/Dilation-in-the-Coordinate-Plane/lesson/Dilation-in-the-Coordinate-Plane/?referrer=featured_content

Answer 14

Yes.
So the part on the top is what I should put down?

Answer 15

Yes, pretty much.

Answer 16

Alright!
Thnx so much man :)

Answer 17

Could you help me on the other ones?

Answer 18

No problem.

Answer 19

Sure, hold on.

Answer 20

I'll make a new thread so u dont only get one medal :P