Symmetries in Shapes

Question 1

The transformation from triangle ABC to triangle A’B’C’ is . | What is the scale factor for the dilation of triangle ABC to produce triangle A’B’C’?

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2

Question 2

C’ =

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(–1/5, 1)

Question 3

The transformation from triangle ABC to triangle A’B’C’ is .

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an enlargement

Question 4

What are the coordinates for an enlarged parallelogram, A’B’C’D’, if the scale factor for the dilation is ?

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A’(–7, 7); B’ (7, 7); C’(0, –7); D’ (–14, –7)

Question 5

Which statements are true about the reduction of rectangle ABCD to rectangle A’B’C’D’? Check all that apply.

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A ≅ A’; BC = 3B’C’

Question 6

A’ =

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(1, –3/5)

Question 7

Does the transformation represent a dilation? Why or why not?

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no, because each vertex is not multiplied by the same scale factor

Question 8

B’ =

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(–1, –3/5)

Symmetries in Shapes Answers