Asked by nana

Line segment AB
has endpoints A (−6, 4)
and B (−8, 2)
. Find the coordinates of A′
and B′
after a dilation with a scale factor of 1/2
, centered at the origin.

All Answers 1

Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Multiply each coordinate by the scale factor 1/2 (dilation about the origin).

A(−6, 4) → A′ = (−6 × 1/2, 4 × 1/2) = (−3, 2)
B(−8, 2) → B′ = (−8 × 1/2, 2 × 1/2) = (−4, 1)