Dilations of a Line
Things to remember when dilating a line:
- The dilated line will be __________ to the
original line (same slope).
- If the center point is ON the original line, the
dilated line would be the ________ as the
original line.
- A scale factor less than 1 means that the
dilated line will be ____________ to the center
point than the original line.
- A scale factor greater than 1 means that the
dilated line will be ______________ from the
center point than the original line.
Example 1: Dilate this line with a center of (0,1)
and k = 0.5.
Example 3: Line A has a slope of -2 and y-
intercept of (0, 3). Line B is the result of dilating
Line A by a factor of 1.5 with a center of (0, -3).
What is the slope and y-intercept of Line B?
Steps to Dilate a Line:
Step 1: Determine the __________ of the original line.
Step 2: Count from the y-coordinate of the Center Point
to the ______________ of the original line.
Step 3: Apply the ____________to the number from
Step 2.
Step 4: Add Step 3 to the ___________ of the
Center Point. This number will be the
y-intercept of the dilated line.
Example 2: Dilate this line with a center of (0,-2)
and k = 4.
Example 4: Line C has a slope of 0.5 and
y-intercept of (0, -2). Line D is the result of dilating
Line C by a factor of 1/4 with a center of (0, 4).
What is the equation of Line D?