Dilating a Figure on a Coordinate Plane Worksheet Download
This math worksheet practices dilations on the coordinate plane. Students multiply each vertex of a triangle or quadrilateral by the scale factor, write the coordinates of the image, and draw it. Every page has enlargements (2 and 3) and reductions (1/2 and 1/3).
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Dilating a Figure on a Coordinate Plane
Each worksheet has 4 figures on coordinate grids to dilate by a scale factor, with the center of dilation at the origin.
About this worksheet
Each worksheet has 4 figures on coordinate grids to dilate by a scale factor, with the center of dilation at the origin.
Student objectives
- Dilate a figure about the origin by multiplying each coordinate by the scale factor
- Draw the image of a dilation on a coordinate grid
- Tell an enlargement from a reduction by the scale factor
Everyday practice
- Enlarging a photo or a drawing without changing its shape
- Reading a map drawn to scale
- Shrinking a design to fit a smaller poster
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