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2-77.

Louis is dilating triangle below. He multiplied each -coordinate and -coordinate of triangle by . .

  1. What are the new coordinates of the points?

    Use the graph to find the coordinates of Points and . Then multiply each value by . For example, Point is originally . Its new coordinate will be . Find Points and .

  2. Graph Louis' new triangle.

    After multiplying each -coordinate and -coordinate by , plot the new points.

  3. Describe how triangle changed.

    Its sides are twice as long and rotated degrees.

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