Peter drew a rectangle with coordinates (-1, 3), ( 1, 3), (1, -3) and (-1. -3). Then he dilated the rectangle by a scale factor of 4. What is the area of the dilated rectangle, in square units?
1 Answer
Dec 8, 2017
The area of the dilated rectangle is
Explanation:
are coordinates of rectangle
Length of
Length of
Length and width of rectangle is
Therefore, the area of the rectangle is
Length and width of dilated rectangle is
units respectively.
So, the area of the dilated rectangle is