Question
Is the dilation of triangle ABC on the coordinate grid larger or smaller than the original triangle ABC?
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To determine whether a dilation of triangle ABC is larger or smaller than the original triangle, you need to consider the scale factor of the dilation.
- If the scale factor is greater than 1 (e.g., 2, 3, etc.), the dilated triangle will be larger than the original triangle.
- If the scale factor is between 0 and 1 (e.g., 0.5, 0.25, etc.), the dilated triangle will be smaller than the original triangle.
- If the scale factor is exactly 1, the dilated triangle will be the same size as the original triangle.
So, without knowing the specific scale factor used for the dilation, we cannot definitively say whether triangle ABC becomes larger or smaller upon dilation. You need to reference the specific scale factor to answer the question.
- If the scale factor is greater than 1 (e.g., 2, 3, etc.), the dilated triangle will be larger than the original triangle.
- If the scale factor is between 0 and 1 (e.g., 0.5, 0.25, etc.), the dilated triangle will be smaller than the original triangle.
- If the scale factor is exactly 1, the dilated triangle will be the same size as the original triangle.
So, without knowing the specific scale factor used for the dilation, we cannot definitively say whether triangle ABC becomes larger or smaller upon dilation. You need to reference the specific scale factor to answer the question.