Example 1

Is the following transformation a dilation? Justify your answer using the properties of dilations.
[list=1][br][*]Verify that shape, orientation, and angles have been preserved from the preimage to the image.[br][/*][*]Verify that the corresponding sides are parallel.[br][/*][*]Verify that the distances of the corresponding sides have changed by a common scale factor, [math]k[/math].[br][/*][*]Verify that corresponding vertices are collinear with the center of dilation, [math]C[/math].[br][/*][*]Draw conclusions.[br][/*][/list][br]This applet is provided by Walch Education as supplemental material for their mathematics programs. Visit [url=https://tube.geogebra.org/material/edit/id/35220?doneurl=%2Fwalch%2Beducation%3Fp%3Dmaterials]www.walch.com[/url] for more information on our resources.

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