Dilations and Similarity

Lesson 9

Math

Unit 3

10th Grade

Lesson 9 of 18

Objective


Dilate a figure when the center of dilation is not the origin. Determine center of dilation given the original and dilated figure.

Common Core Standards


Core Standards

  • G.CO.A.2 — Represent transformations in the plane using, e.g., transparencies and geometry software; describe transformations as functions that take points in the plane as inputs and give other points as outputs. Compare transformations that preserve distance and angle to those that do not (e.g., translation versus horizontal stretch).
  • G.SRT.A.2 — Given two figures, use the definition of similarity in terms of similarity transformations to decide if they are similar; explain using similarity transformations the meaning of similarity for triangles as the equality of all corresponding pairs of angles and the proportionality of all corresponding pairs of sides.

Foundational Standards

  • 8.G.A.3

Criteria for Success


  1. Describe that the vertical and horizontal distance between the center of dilation and the points on the original figure are used as the basis for the scale for the dilated figure. 
  2. Explain that this distance is determined by finding the change in x-coordinates and the change in y-coordinates and then applying this distance to the scale. 
  3. Find the center of dilation on a coordinate plane by using the scale of the figure and the distance between corresponding points
  4. Verify the properties of dilations when the figure is dilated on the coordinate plane. 
  5. Compare the process for performing dilations on and off the coordinate plane.

Tips for Teachers


  • The video Dilation – When the Center of Dilation Is Not the Origin by Mr. Maisonet is helpful to see the process of dilation.
  • An alternative method to dilating when the center of dilation is not on the origin is to draw a temporary set of axes that puts the center of dilation at the origin of this temporary set of axes. The coordinate points would need to be rewritten in terms of this temporary set of axes but the solution provided with the original, true set of axes.
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Anchor Problems

25-30 minutes


Problem 1

Shown is the rectangle $${{ABCD}}$$ and the dilation of rectangle $${{ABCD}}$$ about point $$F$$ by a scale factor of $$3$$

What is the relationship between the distance between $$FA$$ and $$FA'$$?

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Problem 2

Dilate the figure below by a scale factor of $$2$$ about point $$A$$.

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Problem 3

Given the figure and its dilation, determine the center of dilation.

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Target Task

5-10 minutes


With a dilation of $${\frac{1}{2}}$$ and a center of dilation at $${P(1,2)}$$, which of the following is true about the dilation of line segment $${\overline{AB}}$$ with $${A(5,6)}$$ and $${B(7,8)}$$? 

a.     The rule to apply to the coordinate points will be $$(x,y)\rightarrow\left ( {\frac{1}{2}}x,{\frac{1}{2}}y \right )$$.

 

b.     $${\overline{AB}}\parallel\overline{{A'}{B'}}$$

 

 

c.     Points $${A'}$$ and $${B'}$$ lie on the same ray as $$A$$ and $$B$$. 

 

 

d.     To find point $${A'}$$, divide the distance between $$P$$ and $$A$$ in half. 

 

e.     Point $${B'}$$ will be $${(3,5)}$$.

Next

Define similarity transformation as the composition of basic rigid motions and dilations. Describe similarity transformation applied to an arbitrary figure.

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Lesson Map

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Topic A: Dilations off the Coordinate Plane

Topic B: Dilations on the Coordinate Plane

Topic C: Defining Similarity

Topic D: Similarity Applications

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