Lesson Worksheet: Dilation: Negative Scale Factors Mathematics
In this worksheet, we will practice dilating shapes about a center of dilation by negative scale factors, fractional numbers, and whole numbers, and we will practice describing dilations.
Q1:
If triangle is the image of triangle after a dilation from the origin, find the scale factor of this dilation.
Q2:
Which shape in the following figure is the image of shape after a dilation with a negative scale factor from the origin?
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Q3:
Find the vertices of the image of kite after a dilation with scale factor from the origin.
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- B, , ,
- C, , ,
- D, , ,
- E, , ,
Q4:
If shape is the image of shape after a dilation from the origin, find the scale factor of this dilation.
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Q5:
Find the vertices of the image of triangle after a dilation with scale factor from the origin.
- A, , and
- B, , and
- C, , and
- D, , and
- E, , and
Q6:
The vertices of a quadrilateral are , , , and and the vertices of its image after a dilation with scale factor from the origin are , , , and .
Find the scale factor .
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Find the coordinates of point .
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Find the coordinates of point .
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Q7:
The vertices of a triangle are , , and and the vertices of its image after a dilation with scale factor from the origin are , , and .
Find the scale factor .
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Find the coordinates of point .
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Find the coordinates of point .
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Q8:
Find the vertices of the image of triangle after a dilation with scale factor from the origin.
- A, ,
- B, ,
- C, ,
- D, ,
- E, ,
Q9:
Find the vertices of the image of triangle after a dilation with scale factor centered at the origin.
- A, ,
- B, ,
- C, ,
- D, ,
- E, ,