A dilation has center​ (0,0). Find the image of the point ​L(​-7,​0) for the scale factor 8

Question

A dilation has center​ (0,0). Find the image of the point ​L(​-7,​0) for the scale factor 8

Answer 1

For dilation centered at the origin, multiply the x and y coordinate of the pre-image by the scale-factor, thus

L(-7,0) --> L'(-56,0).