triangle ABC

has vertices point A(2,1)
, point B(4,3)
, and point C(−2,5)
. Find the coordinates of A′
, B′ , and C′
after a dilation with a scale factor of 7 and a center point of dilation at the origin (0,0)

1 answer

To perform a dilation of triangle ABC with a scale factor of 7 from the origin (0,0), we'll apply the formula for dilation, which is given by:

\[ (x', y') = (k \cdot x, k \cdot y) \]

where \((x, y)\) are the original coordinates, \((x', y')\) are the new coordinates after dilation, and \(k\) is the scale factor.

  1. For Point A(2, 1):

\[ A' = (7 \cdot 2, 7 \cdot 1) = (14, 7) \]

  1. For Point B(4, 3):

\[ B' = (7 \cdot 4, 7 \cdot 3) = (28, 21) \]

  1. For Point C(−2, 5):

\[ C' = (7 \cdot (-2), 7 \cdot 5) = (-14, 35) \]

Therefore, the coordinates of the points after dilation are:

  • \(A' = (14, 7)\)
  • \(B' = (28, 21)\)
  • \(C' = (-14, 35)\)