Dilations over the Origin and Scale Factor
Dilations on and off the Coordinate Plane
In this lesson, you will dilate figures on and off 
the coordinate plane. You will use scale factors
greater than 1 to make enlargements, and 
scale factors less than 1 to make reductions. 
You will use centers of dilation of the origin
as well as other centers of dilation.
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
8
-8
10
-10
Use a scale factor of 3
to dilate trapezoid KLMNover the origin.
K
L
L (0, 2)
M
N
L' (      ,      )
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
8
-8
10
-10
Use a scale factor of 3
to dilate trapezoid KLMNover the origin.
K
L
M (3, 2) → M' (       ,      )
M
N
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
8
-8
10
-10
Use a scale factor of 3
to dilate trapezoid KLMNover the origin.
K
L
N (3, -1) → N' (       ,      )
M
N
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
8
-8
10
-10
Use a scale factor of 3
to dilate trapezoid KLMNover the origin.
K
L
K (-2, -1) → K' (       ,       )
M
N
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
8
-8
10
-10
Use a scale factor of ½
to dilate rectangle EFGHover the origin.
E (0, 0) → E' (      ,      )
E
H
G
F
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
8
-8
10
-10
Use a scale factor of ½
to dilate rectangle EFGHover the origin.
F (10, 0) → F' (      ,      )
E
H
G
F
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
8
-8
10
-10
Use a scale factor of ½
to dilate rectangle EFGHover the origin.
G    → G' (     ,      )
E
H
G
F
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
8
-8
10
-10
Use a scale factor of ½
to dilate rectangle EFGHover the origin.
H  → H' (       ,       )
E
H
G
F
3
B
A
To find the scale factor of a dilation, write a ratio of:  the image to the original.Write the ratio in simplest form.
How to determine the Scale Factor!
4
5
C
B'
6
A'
Scale Factor: 
8
10
C'
3 in
D
F
E
9 in
D'
F'
Find the scale factor:
(reduce)
ORIGINAL
IMAGE
E'
=
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
2
-2
4
-4
6
-6
8
-8
10
-10
ORIGINAL
Find the scale factor:
(reduce)
IMAGE
=
T
V
V'
T'
R'
S'
R
S
Find the scale factor:
Δ PSU is a dilation of Δ RST.
8
½
16
2
R
8
P
8
S
U
T
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0   1    2   3   4    5   6   7   8
(1,1)
over a center of dilation with coordinates (1, 1).
Dilate Point P using a scale factor of 3
P (3, 2)
Determine the 
coordinates of 
image point P':
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