Select the coordinates A′ and B′ after dilation of the line segment AB with a scale factor of 13 , centered at the origin where the endpoints are A(−6,3) and B(−12,9) .

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To find the coordinates of the points A' and B' after dilating the line segment AB with a scale factor of 13, centered at the origin, you can use the formula for dilation:

\[ (x', y') = (kx, ky) \]

where \((x, y)\) are the original coordinates of the point, \(k\) is the scale factor, and \((x', y')\) are the coordinates after dilation.

Given:

  • Point A is \((-6, 3)\) and point B is \((-12, 9)\).
  • The scale factor \(k = 13\).

Now, let's calculate the coordinates A' and B' for both points.

  1. For point A \((-6, 3)\):

\[ A' = (13 \cdot -6, 13 \cdot 3) = (-78, 39) \]

  1. For point B \((-12, 9)\):

\[ B' = (13 \cdot -12, 13 \cdot 9) = (-156, 117) \]

Thus, after the dilation, the coordinates of points A' and B' are:

  • \(A' = (-78, 39)\)
  • \(B' = (-156, 117)\)

These are the new coordinates after applying a dilation with a scale factor of 13 centered at the origin.