Honors Geometry Name _____________________________
Module 5 Lesson 4 – Dilations and Rotational Symmetry
Warm-up:
1. Graph quadrilateral QRST with vertices Q(2, -1), R(5, -2), S(5, -4), and T(2, -4) and its image after the
composition of transformations.
a. Translation: (x, y) (x – 5, y + 3) b. Reflection: in the x=axis
Reflection: in the line y = -3 Rotation: 9𝟎𝒐 about the origin
2. Find the value(s) of the variable in each of the following:
a. b. c.
Rigid transformations always result in an image that is congruent to the preimage. Transformations resulting in an
image that is congruent to the preimage are called isometries
The word dilation is a term used to describe the enlarging or shrinking of an object or image. The scale factor is a
ratio that gives a comparison of the size of the new object or image to the size of the original object or image.
When an object is enlarged, the scale factor is greater than 1.
When an object is reduced, the scale factor is between 0 and 1.
What would a scale factor of 1 represent? ________________________________________________
When we are performing dilations on the coordinate plane, an image is pulled toward or away from a point that is
called a center of dilation.
Ex. 1: In the diagram shown, ABC will be dilated with a scale factor
of 2 using Point D (6,3) as the center of dilation. To begin this dilation,
both the vertical and horizontal distances from each point to Point D
must be found. Each of these distances must be multiplied by our
scale factor of 2 to create the new image ABC .
Point A (4,8) is located 2 units left and 5 units above Point D.
Point A’ must be located ____ units left and ____ above Point D. The
coordinates of A’ will be __________.
Point B (4,4) is located 2 units left and 1 unit above Point D.
Point B’ must be located ____ units left and ____ above Point D. The
coordinates of B’ will be __________.
Point C (6,4) is located 0 units left and 1 unit above Point D.
Point B’ must be located ____ units left and ____ above Point D. The
coordinates of B’ will be __________.
Locate Points A’, B’, and C’ on the graph and sketch the dilated triangle, ABC .
Ex. 2: Trapezoid BCDE is to be dilated with point A(-4,-4) as the center of
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dilation using a scale factor of3. .
Point B (___,___) The coordinates of Point B’ will be (___,___).
Point C (___,___) The coordinates of Point C’ will be (___,___).
Point D (___,___) The coordinates of Point D’ will be (___,___).
Point E (___,___) The coordinates of Point E’ will be (___,___).
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Sketch Trapezoid B’C’D’E’. Every point of the new image is 3 as far from
the center of dilation as the pre-image.
Ex. 3: Using Point D as the center of dilation and
a scale factor of 2, find and sketch ABC .
In a dilation, the image is always the same ____________
as the preimage, but not necessarily the same
___________ as the preimage.
Sketch a ray from the center of dilation to each vertex of the
preimage and the corresponding vertex of the image.
What do you notice about each of these rays?
process can be used to determine the center of dilation when only the image and the preimage are given.
Find the center of dilation and the scale factor for the dilations shown:
Ex. 4 Ex. 5
Center of Dilation: _______________ Center of Dilation: _______________
Scale Factor: ____________ Scale Factor: _____________
Rotational Symmetry:
Use the pentagon below to answer the following questions.
__________ a. Point B would map to which point after a 216° rotation?
__________ b. Point E would map to which point after a 72° rotation clockwise?
__________ c. Point A would map to which point after a 144° rotation?
