Question

The figure below is dilated with the center of dilation at the origin and a scale factor of one half
2
1
​
. What are the coordinates of the image of point R after this transformation?

Point R is at (-6,-8)

Answer 1

Multiply each coordinate by the scale factor 1/2.
R(-6, -8) → R' = (1/2 · -6, 1/2 · -8) = (-3, -4).