Objective
To understand dilation images of figures
In the Solve It, you looked at how the pupil of an eye changes in size, or dilates. In this lesson, you will learn how to dilate geometric figures.
Essential Understanding You can use a scale factor to make a larger or smaller copy of a figure that is also similar to the original figure.
A dilation with center
C and scale factor
n,
The image of a dilation is similar to its preimage.