If rectangle abcd, defined by the coordinates a(0, 0), b(0, -4), c(-2, -4), d(-2, 0), is dilated by a scale factor of 2, with resulting vertex a' at (2, 4), what is the center of the dilation? a) (0, 0) eliminate b) (2, 4) c) (0, -4) d) (-2, -4)

D) (-2, -4).

Step-by-step explanation:

Let be the center of dilation. Imagine that is the center of origin of a new Cartesian Plane. What would the coordinates of point A and A' on the new plane?

Dilating about the "origin" of the new plane by a factor of two will give the point , also on the new plane.

For coordinates of A' on the original plane,

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As a result,

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In other words, is the center of dilation.

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