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Dilation Points

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1. **State the problem:** We have a line segment \(\overline{AB}\) with endpoints \(A(1, 3)\) and \(B(5, 3)\). A dilation centered at the origin with scale factor 4 is applied to this segment. We need to find the coordinates of the dilated points \(A'\) and \(B'\). 2. **Formula for dilation centered at the origin:** If a point \((x, y)\) is dilated by a scale factor \(k\) centered at the origin, the new coordinates \((x', y')\) are given by: $$ (x', y') = (k \cdot x, k \cdot y) $$ 3. **Apply the formula to point \(A(1, 3)\):** $$ A' = (4 \times 1, 4 \times 3) = (4, 12) $$ 4. **Apply the formula to point \(B(5, 3)\):** $$ B' = (4 \times 5, 4 \times 3) = (20, 12) $$ 5. **Check possible coordinates:** The possible coordinates given are \(\left(\frac{1}{4}, \frac{3}{4}\right), \left(\frac{5}{4}, \frac{3}{4}\right), (4, 12), (20, 12), (4, 3)\). The dilated points \(A'\) and \(B'\) match \((4, 12)\) and \((20, 12)\) respectively. **Final answer:** $$ A' = (4, 12), \quad B' = (20, 12) $$