CAIE IGCSE Mathematics Core C7.1.3 Enlargement of a shape from a centre by a scale factor.

Practise enlarging grid shapes from a given centre and scale factor, and reading the centre or factor from mapped shapes.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Objective
C7.1.3
Level
Core

Exam points

  • draw an enlarged image by scaling each vertex from the stated centre
  • describe an enlargement fully by giving both the centre and the scale factor

C7.1.3 Enlargement of a shape from a centre by a scale factor. question 1

The diagram shows a rectangle and two points, P and C, on a 1 cm21\text{ cm}^{2} grid.

The rectangle is enlarged by scale factor 2 with centre of enlargement point C.

Find the coordinates of the image of point P.

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