Geometry – Kinsey Name: __________________________________________________
Dilations Practice Date: __________________ Period: ________
NO WORK; NO CREDIT.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate word(s).
1. In Math, the word dilate 2. If a scale factor is less than 1, 3. If a scale factor is greater than
means to then your figure gets 1, then your figure gets
______________________________ or ___________________________________. ___________________________________.
______________________________ a
figure.
The solid-line figure is a dilation of the dashed-line figure. The labeled point is the center of dilation. Tell
whether the dilation is an enlargement or a reduction. Then find the scale factor of the dilation.
4. 5. 6.
7. 8. 9. ∆𝑃′𝑄′𝑅′ is a dilation image of
∆𝑃𝑄𝑅. The scale factor for the
dilation is 0.12. Is the dilation
an enlargement or a
reduction?
You look at each object described under a magnifying glass. Find the actual dimension of each object.
10. The image of a ribbon is 10 11. The image of a caterpillar is 12. The image of a beetle is five
times the ribbon’s actual size three times the caterpillar’s times the beetle’s actual size
and has a width of 1 cm. actual size and has a width of 4 and has a length of 1.75 cm.
in.
A dilation has center at the origin (0, 0). Find the image of each point for the given scale factor.
13. 𝑋(3, 4); 7 14. 𝑃(−3, 5 ); 1.2 15. 𝑂(0, 4); 3.4
16. 𝑇(−2, −1); 4 5 18. 𝑀(2, 2); 5
17. 𝑆(5, −6); 3
Geometry – Kinsey Name: __________________________________________________
Dilations Practice Date: __________________ Period: ________
NO WORK; NO CREDIT.
Graph each indicated dilated image.
19. Graph the dilated image of ∆𝐽𝐾𝐿 using a scale
factor of 2 and (0, 0) as the center of dilation.
𝐽: _______________ 𝐽′: _______________
𝐾: _______________ 𝐾′: _______________
𝐿: _______________ 𝐿′: _______________
20. Graph the dilated image of quadrilateral 𝑀𝑁𝑂𝑃
using a scale factor of 3 and the origin as the
center of dilation.
𝑀: _______________ 𝑀′: _______________
𝑁: _______________ 𝑁′: _______________
𝑂: _______________ 𝑂′: _______________
𝑃: _______________ 𝑃′: _______________
21. Graph the dilated image of ∆𝑋𝑌𝑍 using a scale
factor of 1.5 and (0, 0) as the center of dilation.
𝑋: _______________ 𝑋′: _______________
𝑌: _______________ 𝑌′: _______________
𝑍: _______________ 𝑍′: _______________
Geometry – Kinsey Name: __________________________________________________
Dilations Practice Date: __________________ Period: ________
NO WORK; NO CREDIT.
22. Graph the dilated image of quadrilateral 𝑀𝑁𝑂𝑃
1
using a scale factor of and the origin as the center
3
of dilation.
𝑀: _______________ 𝑀′: _______________
𝑁: _______________ 𝑁′: _______________
𝑂: _______________ 𝑂′: _______________
𝑃: _______________ 𝑃′: _______________
23. Describe the dilation of quadrilateral 𝑀𝑁𝑂𝑃, using
the origin as the center.
HONORS.
24. A square has 16-cm sides. Describe and sketch its image for a dilation with center at one of the vertices
and scale factor 0.8.
