Graph: A(4, 2) B(2, 0) C(6, -6) D(0, -4) E(-6, -6) F(-2, 0) G(-4, 2) H(0, 4)
A B C D E F G H
When dilating a figure you need to have a scale factor. For our first dilation use a scale factor of 2.
A(4, 2) A’(4 2, 2 2) A’(8, 4) B(2, 0) B’(2 2, 0 2) B’(4, 0) C(6, -6) C’(6 2, -6 2) C’(__, __) D(0, -4) E(-6, -6) F(-2, 0) G(-4, 2) H(0, 4)
Graph: A’(8, 4) B’(4, 0) C’(12, -12) D’(0, -8) E’(-12, -12) F’(-4, 0) G’(-8, 4) H’(0, 8)
A B C D E F G H H’ A’ B’ C’ D’ E’ F’ G’
Now on your graph paper calculate the coordinates for a dilation with a scale factor of 0.5.
A(4, 2) B(2, 0) C(6, -6) D(0, -4) E(-6, -6) F(-2, 0) G(-4, 2) H(0, 4) Here are the original points…
Remember to label each point with a double prime. Example: A’’
A B C D E F G H H’ A’ B’ C’ D’ E’ F’ G’ H’’ A’’ B’’ C’’ D’’ E’’ F’’ G’’