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Before dilation, notice that the two axes are tangent to the circle with center <math>(2,2)</math>. Using this, we can draw new axes tangent to the radius 3 circle with center <math>(5,6)</math>, resulting in a "new origin" that is 3 units left and 3 units down from the center <math>(5,6)</math>, or <math>(2,3)</math>. Using the distance formula, the distance from <math>(0,0)</math> and <math>(2,3)</math> is <math>\boxed{\sqrt{13}}</math>. | Before dilation, notice that the two axes are tangent to the circle with center <math>(2,2)</math>. Using this, we can draw new axes tangent to the radius 3 circle with center <math>(5,6)</math>, resulting in a "new origin" that is 3 units left and 3 units down from the center <math>(5,6)</math>, or <math>(2,3)</math>. Using the distance formula, the distance from <math>(0,0)</math> and <math>(2,3)</math> is <math>\boxed{\sqrt{13}}</math>. | ||
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+ | Because the dilation changes the circle of radius 2 to a circle of radius 3, the scale factor must be <math>\frac{3}{2}</math>. The center of the circle with radius 3 is 3 units to the right and 4 units above the center of the circle with radius 2, so the center of dilation must be 6 units to the left and 8 units below the center of the radius 2 circle. So, the center of dilation is the point <math>(-4, -6)</math>. The distance from that point to the origin is <math>2\sqrt{13}</math>, and halving that to get the distance the origin moves gives <math>\boxed{\sqrt{13}}</math>. ~Meeshbot | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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[hide]Problem
A dilation of the plane—that is, a size transformation with a positive scale factor—sends the circle of radius centered at
to the circle of radius
centered at
. What distance does the origin
, move under this transformation?
Solution 1: Algebraic
The center of dilation must lie on the line , which can be expressed as
. Note that the center of dilation must have an
-coordinate less than
; if the
-coordinate were otherwise, then the circle under the transformation would not have an increased
-coordinate in the coordinate plane. Also, the ratio of dilation must be equal to
, which is the ratio of the radii of the circles. Thus, we are looking for a point
such that
(for the
-coordinates), and
. We do not have to include absolute value symbols because we know that the center of dilation has a lower
-coordinate, and hence a lower
-coordinate, from our reasoning above. Solving the two equations, we get
and
. This means that any point
on the plane will dilate to the point
, which means that the point
dilates to
. Thus, the origin moves
units.
Solution 2: Geometric
Using analytic geometry, we find that the center of dilation is at
and the coefficient/factor is
. Then, we see that the origin is
from the center, and will be
from it afterwards.
Thus, it will move .
Solution 3: Logic and Geometry
Using the ratios of radii of the circles, , we find that the scale factor is
. If the origin had not moved, this indicates that the center of the
circle would be
, simply because of
. Since the center has moved from
to
, we apply the distance formula and get:
.
Solution 4: Simple and Practical
Start with the size transformation. Transforming the circle from to
would mean the origin point now transforms into the point
. Now apply the position shift:
to the right and
up. This gets you the point
. Now simply apply the Pythagorean theorem with the points
and
to find the requested distance.
Solution 5: Using the Axes
Before dilation, notice that the two axes are tangent to the circle with center . Using this, we can draw new axes tangent to the radius 3 circle with center
, resulting in a "new origin" that is 3 units left and 3 units down from the center
, or
. Using the distance formula, the distance from
and
is
.
~Mightyeagle
Solution 6: Geometry
Because the dilation changes the circle of radius 2 to a circle of radius 3, the scale factor must be . The center of the circle with radius 3 is 3 units to the right and 4 units above the center of the circle with radius 2, so the center of dilation must be 6 units to the left and 8 units below the center of the radius 2 circle. So, the center of dilation is the point
. The distance from that point to the origin is
, and halving that to get the distance the origin moves gives
. ~Meeshbot
See Also
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