Question

Which of the following points shows the dilation of P(-3, 6) with a scale factor of 1/3

Answer 1

Answer:

( -1, 2)

Explanation;

Dilating a point about the origin by a scale factor of 1/3 means that we multiply each coordinate by 1/3.

More precisely, we do

$\frac{1}{3}(-3,6)$

which gives

$(-\frac{3}{3},\frac{6}{3})=(-1,2)$

Hence, the dilated point is(-1, 2)