Dilation Matrix
How to use the dilation matrix to find the image under a dilation: formula, 1 example, and its solution.
Formula
For the dilation of k,
the dilation matrix is
kI = [k 0 / 0 k].
I: Identity matrix
Example
The image is under
the dilation of 2.
So write the dilation matrix
2I.
Write the vertex matrix.
A(-2, 1), B(2, 3), C(0, -1)
So the vertex matrix is
[-2 2 0 / 1 3 -1].
So the vertex matrix of the image is
2I[-2 2 0 / 1 3 -1].
I is the identity matrix.
So, by its definition,
I[-2 2 0 / 1 3 -1]
= [-2 2 0 / 1 3 -1].
Multiply 2 to each element.
[-4 4 0 / 2 6 -2]
is the vertex matrix of the image.
So column 1 is the image of A:
A'(-4, 2).
Column 2 is the image of B:
B'(4, 6).
Column 3 is the image of C:
C'(0, -2).
So
A'(-4, 2)
B'(4, 6)
C'(0, -2)
is the answer.
This is the graph of △ABC
and its image △A'B'C'.
The image is under the dilation of 2.