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

Hi Presley,

When the center is the origin (0,0), to dilate a point(x,y) you have to multiply the x and y coordinates by the scale factor to get the image.

hope that helps!