Circle D with a radius of 4 units is shown on a coordinate grid. Circle D is dilated using a scale factor of 43, centered at the origin, to map to Circle M.
Q. Circle D with a radius of 4 units is shown on a coordinate grid. Circle D is dilated using a scale factor of 43, centered at the origin, to map to Circle M.
Identify Radius and Scale Factor: Identify the original radius of Circle D and the scale factor for the dilation.Circle D has a radius of 4 units. The scale factor for the dilation is 43.
Apply Scale Factor: Apply the scale factor to the original radius to find the new radius of Circle M.To find the new radius after dilation, we multiply the original radius by the scale factor.New radius =Original radius×Scale factorNew radius =4units×(43)
Perform Multiplication: Perform the multiplication to calculate the new radius.New radius = 4 units ×43=3 units
Verify Calculation: Verify that the calculation is correct and makes sense in the context of the problem.The new radius should be smaller than the original radius because the scale factor is less than 1. Since 3 units is less than 4 units, the calculation is reasonable.