Perimeter and Area Changes Under Dilation
Discover how scaling a figure affects its perimeter and area on the coordinate plane. Calculate changes in perimeter and area using given scale factors.
Questions
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If a polygon is dilated by scale factor k, how does its perimeter change?
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If a polygon is dilated by scale factor k, how does its area change?
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A square has perimeter 12 units. What is the perimeter of its image after dilation with k = 3?
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A rectangle has area 10 sq units. What is the area of the dilated image with scale factor k = 3?
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A triangle with area 16 sq units is dilated by scale factor k = 0.5. What is the new area?
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If all dimensions of a shape are quadrupled (k = 4), how many times larger is the new area?
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If the area of a shape increases by a factor of 25 after dilation, what was the scale factor k?
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A triangle has perimeter 40 units. If reduced by scale factor k = 1/4, what is the new perimeter?
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What is the ratio of areas of pre-image to image for a dilation with scale factor k = 2?
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A right triangle has legs of length 3 and 4 (area = 6). Dilated with k = 3, what is the new area?
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What is the relationship between changes in perimeter and area when scale factor k = 2?
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If a shape is dilated with k = 1/3, what fraction of the original area is the new area?