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Solve the problems. When you have finished, submit this assignment to your teacher by the due date for full
credit.

Total score: ____ of [20] points

Marissa has a photograph that measures 2 in. by 4 in. She has mounted the picture on a mat so that there is a
border that measures 1 in. around the picture. The graph shows a representation of the photograph and the mat
on the coordinate grid.

(Score for Question 1: ___ of [2] points)

1. Marissa has decided to dilate the picture and the mat by a scale factor of 2. Draw the new image for the
picture and mat on the coordinate grid.
Answer:

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(Score for Question 2: ___ of [6] points)

2. Marissa labeled the corners of both the picture and the mat as shown. Complete the table.

Answer:
Point Original ordered pair Ordered pair when Ordered pair when Ordered pair when
( x, y ) scale factor is 2 scale factor is 3 scale factor is 4

A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H

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(Score for Question 3: ___ of [4] points)

3. Marissa thinks that there could be a pattern between the scale factor and perimeter of an image and its pre-
image and between the scale factor and area of an image and its pre-image.
(a) Determine the perimeter and area of the picture and the perimeter and area of the mat.
(b) Create a table that shows the perimeter and area of the picture and the perimeter and area of the mat
for scale factors of 2, 3, and 4.
Answer:

Picture

Scale factor Length Width Perimeter Area

Mat

Scale factor Length Width Perimeter Area

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(Score for Question 4: ___ of [4] points)

4. Marissa has determined that there is a relationship between the scale factor and perimeter of an image and
its pre-image and between the scale factor and area of an image and its pre-image.
(a) For both the picture and the mat, determine the ratios of the perimeter of the scaled image to the
perimeter of the original item.
(b) For both the picture and the mat, determine the ratios of the area of the scaled image to the area of
the original item.
Answer:
(a) Ratio of the perimeter of the scaled image to the perimeter of the original item:
Ratio for scale factor Ratio of scale factor Ratio of scale factor
of 2 of 3 of 4

Picture

Mat

(b) Ratio of the area of the scaled image to the area of the original item:
Ratio for scale factor Ratio of scale factor Ratio of scale factor
of 2 of 3 of 4

Picture

Mat

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(Score for Question 5: ___ of [4] points)

5. Reflection: Marissa wants to describe the relationship between the scale factor and perimeter of an image
and its pre-image and between the scale factor and area of an image and its pre-image. What should she say
about the relationship between the scale factor and perimeter of an image and its pre-image? What should
she say about the relationship between the scale factor and area of an image and its pre-image? Support her
statements using scale factors of 5 and 6.
Answer:

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