Enlargement Flashcards
1
Q
What do you need for an enlargement?
A
Scale factor and a centre of enlargement
2
Q
What does scale factor mean?
A
How many times you enlarge the shape by.
3
Q
If the scale factor is, for example, 2, what do you do to each side of the given shape?
A
You multiply each side by 2.
4
Q
What does the centre of enlargement have to do?
A
It has to line up with the corner of the original shape and the enlarged shape.
