When line AB is dilated with a scale factor of 3 and a center of dilation at the origin, line A'B' is created. The effect of this dilation is that line A'B' is three times as long as line AB and is in the same direction. However, line A'B' is also shifted so that it passes through the origin.
If line AB was dilated with a scale factor of 1/3, the effect would be the opposite. Line A'B' would be one-third as long as line AB and would still be in the same direction. Similarly, line A'B' would also be shifted to pass through the origin.
Line AB is on the coordinate plane and does not pass through the origin. Line AB is dilated with a scale factor of 3 and a center of
dilation at the origin to create line A'B' . Describe the effect of the dilation on line AB. In particular, make sure to describe the relative
location and size of line A'B' compared to line AB . If Line AB was dilated with a scale factor of 1/3, how would your answer change?
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