Question

The vertices of a trapezoid are shown below.

(0,6), (7,12), (7,9), (0,12)

Which of the following points is a vertex for the image produced by a dilation about the origin with a scale factor of 1/2?

(14,24)

(9,14)

(0,6)

(3,3.5)

Answers

GPT 3.5
To perform a dilation about the origin with a scale factor of 1/2, we multiply the x-coordinates and y-coordinates of each point by 1/2.

For the point (0,6), the dilation would result in (0*(1/2), 6*(1/2)) = (0,3).

For the point (7,12), the dilation would result in (7*(1/2), 12*(1/2)) = (3.5,6).

For the point (7,9), the dilation would result in (7*(1/2), 9*(1/2)) = (3.5,4.5).

For the point (0,12), the dilation would result in (0*(1/2), 12*(1/2)) = (0,6).

Out of the given points, the point (3,3.5) is the result of the dilation and it is a vertex for the image produced by a dilation about the origin with a scale factor of 1/2.

Therefore, the correct answer is (3,3.5).

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