A polygon is graphed on a coordinate grid with (x, y) representing the location of a certain point on the polygon. The polygon is transformed using the rule (x, y)
(ax, ay).
Which statement must be true?
(pick an answer)
If a is greater than 1, the image of the polygon is congruent to the polygon.
If a is greater than 1, the image of the polygon is smaller than the polygon.
If a is between 0 and 1, the image of the polygon is congruent to the polygon.
If a is between 0 and 1, the image of the polygon is smaller than the polygon.
1 answer
If a is greater than 1, the image of the polygon is larger than the polygon.