Rectangle ABCD is drawn on a coordinate plane. If the rectangle were dilated using a magnitude of 3 and center of dilation at (3,0), what would be the corresponding ordered pair to point A?

Coordinate A (0,0)
Coordinate B (6,0)
Coordinate C (6,4)
Coordinate D (0,4)

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To find the corresponding ordered pair for point A after dilating rectangle ABCD with a center of dilation at (3,0) and a magnitude of 3, we can use the formula for dilation:

\[ \text{Dilated Point} = \left( x_c + k(x - x_c), y_c + k(y - y_c) \right) \]

where:

  • \((x, y)\) is the original point,
  • \((x_c, y_c)\) is the center of dilation,
  • \(k\) is the scale factor (magnitude of dilation).

For point A (0, 0):

  • \((x, y) = (0, 0)\)
  • \((x_c, y_c) = (3, 0)\)
  • \(k = 3\)

Now we can substitute these values into the formula:

\[ \text{Dilated Point} = \left( 3 + 3(0 - 3), 0 + 3(0 - 0) \right) \]

Calculating the x-coordinate:

\[ x' = 3 + 3(0 - 3) = 3 + 3(-3) = 3 - 9 = -6 \]

Calculating the y-coordinate:

\[ y' = 0 + 3(0 - 0) = 0 + 0 = 0 \]

Thus, the corresponding ordered pair for point A after dilation is:

\[ \boxed{(-6, 0)} \]