Activity: Exploring a Dilation

Dilation
1. Explore the effect scale factor has on the dilation of the image below. [br]Increase or decrease the scale factor using the scroll bar (e).[br]What happens when the scale factor >1? When the scale factor <1? [br][br]2. Make the scale factor 0.5 or 2. Use the measuring tool to measure the side lengths of the pre-image and image. What do you notice? [br][br]3. Measure the angles of the pre-image and image. What do you notice? [br][br]4. What effect does moving point E have? [br]
Dilation

Information: Activity: Exploring a Dilation