Enlargement Class Examples

Example 1: Describe the enlargement from A to B _____________________________________

Example 2: Describe the enlargement from B to A _____________________________________

Test Your Understanding: Describe the enlargement from A to B

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Tiffin School 1
 Example 3: Enlarge the shape by a scale factor 2 about the point (0, -2)

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Example 4: Enlarge the shape by a scale factor about the point (−3 ,−1 ).
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Tiffin School 2
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Test Your Understanding: Enlarge the shape by a scale factor of about the point ( 1,3 )
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Example 5: Enlarge the shape by a scale factor -1 about the point ( 0,2 )

Tiffin School 3
 Test Your Understanding: Enlarge the shape by a scale factor -2 about the point (1,1)

−1
Test Your Understanding: Enlarge the shape by a scale factor of about the point (0,2)
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Tiffin School 4
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Test Your Understanding: Enlarge your shape by a scale factor about the point ( 1,1 )
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Tiffin School 5
 GCSE Enlargement
Questions

1.
y

O x
–4 –3 –2 –1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
–1

–2

–3

–4

Enlarge the shaded triangle by a scale factor 2, centre 0.

(Total 3 marks)

2.

Tiffin School 6
 y
5

2
A
1

x
–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
–1

–2

–3

–4

–5

1
Enlarge triangle A by scale factor –1 2 , centre O.
(Total 3 marks)

Tiffin School 7
3.

y
6

5
Q
4

2 P

–3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1

–2

(i) Describe fully the single transformation that maps shape P onto shape Q.

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–5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 x
–1

–2
A
–3

–4

–5

4.

1
Enlarge triangle A by scale factor – 2 , centre (–1, –2).

Label your triangle B.

(Total 3 marks)

Tiffin School 8
4.
y
7

4
T
3

–7 –6 –5 –4 –3 –2 –1 O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 x
–1

–2

–3

–4

–5

–6

–7

Enlarge shape T with scale factor 1.5, centre (0, 2).

(Total 3 marks)

Tiffin School 9
5.
y
12

11

10

6 C

2 T

O 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 x

(c) Describe fully the single transformation which maps triangle T onto triangle C.

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(3)
(Total 6 marks)
6.
y

x
O

Describe fully the single transformation which takes shape A onto shape B.

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(Total 3 marks)

Tiffin School 10