Point A (12, 4) is the image of point A(3, 1) under a dilation with respect to the origin. What is the constant of dilation?

We conclude that the constant of dilation is: 4

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that when an object is dilated by a scale factor, it gets reduced, stretched, or remains the same, depending upon the value of the scale factor.

The coordinates of the image point can be determined by multiplying the coordinates of the original point by a certain scale factor.

Given the point A'(12, 4) is the image of A(3, 1).

It is clear that the image point A'(12, 4) is enlarged 4 times of the original point A(3, 1).

It means the image point A'(12, 4) is determined when the original point A(3, 1) is dilated by a scale factor of 4.

i.e.

A(3, 1) → A'(4(3), 4(1)) → A' (12, 4)

Therefore, the rule of dilation by a scale factor 4 is:

P(x, y) → P'(4x, 4y)

Hence, we conclude that the constant of dilation is: 4

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