suppose you dilate the rectangle A(1,1)B(0,2)C(2,4)D(3,3) on the coordinate plane using a magnitude of 1/2 and the center of dilation at (1,1). what would be the corresponding ordered pair to the current point D.

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To perform a dilation of a point using a center of dilation, we can use the following formula for the coordinates of the dilated point:

\[ (x', y') = \left( x_c + k(x - x_c), y_c + k(y - y_c) \right) \]

where:

  • \((x', y')\) are the coordinates of the dilated point,
  • \((x, y)\) are the coordinates of the original point,
  • \((x_c, y_c)\) are the coordinates of the center of dilation,
  • \(k\) is the magnitude of the dilation.

In this case, your coordinates for point \(D\) are \(D(3, 3)\), the center of dilation is \((1, 1)\), and the magnitude of dilation is \(k = \frac{1}{2}\).

Now we can substitute the values into the dilation formula:

  • \(x_c = 1\), \(y_c = 1\)
  • \(x = 3\), \(y = 3\)
  • \(k = \frac{1}{2}\)

Calculating the new coordinates: \[ x' = 1 + \frac{1}{2}(3 - 1) = 1 + \frac{1}{2} \cdot 2 = 1 + 1 = 2 \]

\[ y' = 1 + \frac{1}{2}(3 - 1) = 1 + \frac{1}{2} \cdot 2 = 1 + 1 = 2 \]

Thus, the ordered pair for the point \(D\) after the dilation is \(D'(2, 2)\).