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G-SRT.1.a Warmup M2-045-A06-V01

Verify that dilations send non-center-passing lines to parallel lines and leave center-passing lines unchanged.

Identify a dilation center from corresponding points

Problem

Corresponding points are \(A(1,1)\to~A'(3,3)\), \(B(1,3)\to~B'(3,9)\). What is the center of the dilation?

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The dilation center lies on every line joining an original point to its image, so two independent correspondence pairs can locate it. We’ll write both correspondence-line equations, intersect them, and then verify the recovered point by checking that one common scale factor sends both original displacement vectors to their images.

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Curriculum context
Course
Math II
Standard
G-SRT.1.a
Category
Geometry
Domain
Similarity, Right Triangles, and Trigonometry
Objective
Verify that dilations send non-center-passing lines to parallel lines and leave center-passing lines unchanged.
Problem type
Identify a dilation center from corresponding points