If triangle ABC defined by the coordinates A (1, 1), B (9, 1), C (1, 9) is dilated by a scale factor of 1/2, with resulting vertex B' at (5, 1), what is the center of the dilation?

A) (0, 0)

B) (1, 1)

C) (-2, - 2)

D) (-1, - 1)

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16 September, 21:22

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Marques Cantu · Answer 1

The answer to the question is B (1,1)

If triangle ABC defined by the coordinates A (1, 1), B (9, 1), C (1, 9) is dilated by a scale factor of 1/2, with resulting vertex B' at (5, 1), what is the center of the dilation?A) (0, 0)B) (1, 1)C) (-2, - 2)D) (-1, - 1)