To find the magnitude of dilation for the parallelogram ABCD transforming to A'B'C'D', we can use the coordinates of the points before and after the dilation.
The given points of parallelogram ABCD are:
- A(-2, 4)
- B(4, 4)
- C(2, -2)
- D(-4, -2)
And the points of A'B'C'D' after dilation (as provided):
- A'(-1, 2)
- B'(2, 2)
- C'(1, -1)
- D'(-2, -1)
To find the dilation factor (k), we can take one pair of corresponding points. Let's use point A and A' for this calculation.
The formula for dilation from the origin is:
\[ A' = k \cdot A \]
Using point A(-2, 4):
\[ A' = (x', y') = (k \cdot x, k \cdot y) \]
So for point A:
\[ (-1, 2) = (k \cdot -2, k \cdot 4) \]
This gives us two equations:
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For the x-coordinates: \[ -1 = -2k \] \[ k = \frac{1}{2} \]
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For the y-coordinates: \[ 2 = 4k \] \[ k = \frac{1}{2} \]
Since we calculated the same “k” from both coordinates, the dilation factor is consistent.
Thus, the magnitude of the dilation is:
\[ \frac{1}{2} \]
The correct response is:
1/2