Rectangle ABCD is dilated by a scale factor of 2 with the origin as the center of dilation, resulting in the image A′B′C′D′. If the slope of AB is -2, what is the slope of A'B' ?

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Rectangle ABCD is dilated by a scale factor of 2 with the origin as the center of dilation, resulting in the image A′B′C′D′. If the slope of AB  is -2, what is the slope of A'B' ?

karon86 · Answer

Why are you all the way in that part of Geometry? XD

karon86 · Answer

I am no where near there yet

anonymous · Answer

what do you mean

karon86 · Answer

I am not on Dilation and Tessellations yet but you are so far ahead. Did you start in October? Or did the teacher skip a whole 8 Lessons in Geometry? XD

karon86 · Answer

I'm sorry. Geometry is cake but I have not learned that yet :(

anonymous · Answer

no I started in January but its online

karon86 · Answer

Oh I wish I could help you but I am not on that yet I am on Relationships Within Triangles

karon86 · Answer

But my guess is multiplying by 2?