pdf Dilation Of Objects

This comprehensive dilation worksheet provides structured practice with dilations using a variety of centers, including points that are not the origin. Students apply scale factors such as 2, 3, and 4 while carefully recording original and image coordinates for each figure.

The activity includes triangles, parallelograms, and other polygons placed across multiple quadrants. Several problems require students to use a given ordered pair as the center of dilation, while others use a vertex of the figure itself or the origin. This variety forces students to reason about how each point moves relative to the specified center rather than simply multiplying coordinates.

In addition to the student version, the resource includes a complete answer key and a version that visually shows the path of dilation from the center to each image point. This visual reinforcement strengthens conceptual understanding of similarity and proportional reasoning.

Skills Assessed

• Performing dilations with non-origin centers

• Applying integer scale factors

• Recording original and image coordinates

• Understanding how the center of dilation affects image position

• Connecting dilations to similarity and proportional reasoning

Classroom Use

• Transformations unit

• Guided practice or independent work

• Small-group intervention

• Enrichment for advanced students

• Assessment preparation

Details

• 5 pages

• Includes student version and answer keys

• Key includes version showing path of dilation

• Multiple figures across quadrants

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