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Dilating Points by a Scale Factor Worksheet Download

This math worksheet practices the coordinate rule for dilations centered at the origin. Students find the image of a point, work backwards from an image to the original point, and find the scale factor from a point and its image. Scale factors include whole numbers and fractions.

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Dilating Points by a Scale Factor
Each worksheet has 12 problems using the coordinate rule for dilations: find an image, find a pre-image, or find the scale factor.
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About this worksheet

Each worksheet has 12 problems using the coordinate rule for dilations: find an image, find a pre-image, or find the scale factor.

Student objectives

  • Use the rule (x, y) to (kx, ky) to dilate a point
  • Divide by the scale factor to find a pre-image
  • Find a scale factor from a point and its image

Everyday practice

  • Resizing an image on a computer by a percent
  • Scaling a recipe up or down
  • Working out the real size of something from a scale drawing

Standards

8g3

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