A line segment has endpoints at #(1 ,6 )# and #(5 ,2 )#. The line segment is dilated by a factor of #4 # around #(2 ,1 )#. What are the new endpoints and length of the line segment?
1 Answer
Nov 25, 2016
Explanation:
We have to solve the dilation equation of factor 4 for x and y
with
and
the same for
It is enough to check that
and