Usually dilations have a center of dilation at the origin (0,0). When this occurs all we need to do is multiply each coordinate by the dilation scale. Unfortunately things get a little more complicated when the center of dilation is not at the origin.
In this case the center of dilation is located at F: (3,1)
The first step we must take is to find how many units point F is from vertex A.
In this case, F is 4 unit up and 8 units right of vertex A. (Reference the first image below to see how I found this)
Now we must multiply these dimensions (4 units and 8 units) by the factor of dilation (0.25)
4 * 0.25 = 1
8 * 0.25 = 2
This shows us how many dimensions away point [tex]A^{1}[/tex] is from point F:
1 unit vertically
2 units horizontally
Now how do we know if [tex]A^{1}[/tex] is above or below, left or right from point F? Easy! There has been no translations so the directions will be the same as the original:
Point F: (3, 1) ---> (3-2, 1-1) ---> (1, 0)
Reference the second image to see this
Hopefully this helps and makes sense. Let me know if you need further explanation or clarification.
~Just a girl in love with Shawn Mendes
