Using the origin as the center of dilation and a scale factor of , dilate quadrilateral WXYZ on the coordinate grid to create quadrilateral W’X’Y’Z’.

Question

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Write the rule that best represents the dilation of quadrilateral WXYZ to quadrilateral W’X’Y’Z’.

Answer 1

The rule for the dilation of quadrilateral WXYZ to quadrilateral W’X’Y’Z’ can be represented as:

(x, y) --> (2x, 2y)