Question 1

What is a dilation?

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A type of transformation that changes the size, but maintains the shape of a figure.

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A type of transformation that flips a figure over a given line.

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A type of transformation that turns a figure around a point.

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A type of transformation that slides a figure left or right and/or up and down.

Question 2

What operation do you do with a scale factor?

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Multiplication

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Addition

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Subtraction

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Exponents

Question 3

When multiplying by a scale factor larger than 1, a figure will...

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enlarge

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stay the same

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reduce

Question 4

When multiplying by a scale factor smaller than 1, a figure will...

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reduce

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stay the same

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enlarge

Question 5

When multiplying by a scale factor of 1, a figure will be __________  its image.

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congruent to

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larger than

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smaller than

Question 6

The center of a dilation...

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does not move

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reflects over the x-axis

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moves one unit down

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moves based on the size of the scale factor

Question 7

A segment is dilated. The pre-image and image are...

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parallel

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always the same length

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perpendicular

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intersecting

Question 8

A line is dilated by a point that is ON the line.  The image will be...

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the same line

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a new line perpendicular to the pre-image

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this isn't possible to do!

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a line with a different slope

Question 9

Which is an example of a dilation?

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Bottom Right

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Top Right

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Top Left

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Bottom Left

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