
3-4 The dilation and its properties
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04 3-4 The dilation and its properties
- A dilation with centre O and scale factor k maps each point P to P′ on the line OP with OP′ = |k| × OP.
- k > 1 enlarges, 0 < k < 1 reduces; k > 0 keeps P′ on the same side of O, k < 0 puts it on the opposite side.
- The image is similar to the original: angles are preserved, lengths multiply by |k|, areas multiply by k².
- A line and its image are parallel (unless the line passes through the centre, in which case it maps onto itself).
- The centre, a point and its image are always collinear — that is how a missing centre or scale factor is recovered.
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