Asked • 11/17/23

Is there a difference in dilating lines when dilating polygon line equations versus dilating tangent lines to y=f(x) functions?

Is there a difference in dilating lines when dilating polygon line equations versus dilating tangent line equations to y=f(x) functions?


If so then the dilation type for line y=mx+b needs to be specified.


Proposed answer, for polygon dilation of y=mx+b side,,,from any center,,,, line dilation must have same slope to preserve geometry similarity.


But for function (y-y1)= f(x-x1) , and dilation of y-y1 variable, the corresponding

tangent line dilation from (x1,y1) center dilated in y-y1 is a function dilation. And the

latter tangent line does not have same slope as original tangent line.


Agree or Disagree is the question?

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Dayv O. answered • 11/17/23

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William C.

I agree as well. This was nicely illustrated in a great question (also yours?) about the tangent line to a vertically dilated circle.
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11/18/23

Dayv O.

Thanks,,,I became a little confused and was mathing to clear it up. The function dilation for lines also is applicable to lines connecting two points of a function (secant lines).
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11/18/23

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