12.2.3 Dilations

Question 1

dilation, or similarity transformation

Answer 1

is a transformation in which the lines connecting every point P with its image P’ all intersect at a point C, called the center of dilation, and CP’/CP is the same for every point P.

Question 2

center of dilation,

Answer 2

and CP’/CP is the same for every point P.

Question 3

dilation with a scale factor greater than 1

Answer 3

an enlargement, or expansion

Question 4

dilation with a scale factor greater than 0 but less than 1

Answer 4

a reduction, or contraction