Describe the dilation of triangle ABC

, with a scale factor of 5 and a center point of dilation at the origin (0, 0)
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Responses

Triangle A′B′C′
is 5 times as large as triangle ABC
and is 5 times as far from the center point of dilation.
Triangle upper A prime upper B prime upper C prime is 5 times as large as triangle upper A upper B upper C and is 5 times as far from the center point of dilation.

Triangle A′B′C′
is 5 times as large as triangle ABC
and is 5 times closer to the center point of dilation.
Triangle upper A prime upper B prime upper C prime is 5 times as large as triangle upper A upper B upper C and is 5 times closer to the center point of dilation.

Triangle A′B′C′
is 5 times smaller than triangle ABC
and is 5 times closer to the center point of dilation.
Triangle upper A prime upper B prime upper C prime is 5 times smaller than triangle upper A upper B upper C and is 5 times closer to the center point of dilation.

Triangle A′B′C′
is 5 times smaller than triangle ABC
and is 5 times as far from the center point of dilation.

1 answer

The correct description for the dilation of triangle ABC, with a scale factor of 5 and a center point of dilation at the origin (0, 0), is:

Triangle A′B′C′ is 5 times as large as triangle ABC and is 5 times as far from the center point of dilation.

This is because a scale factor of 5 means that the sides of the new triangle (A'B'C') will be 5 times longer than those of the original triangle (ABC), and since the dilation is centered at the origin, the vertices of the new triangle will be 5 times further away from the origin compared to the vertices of triangle ABC.