Centre of Dilation

Centre of Dilation

The centre of dilation is a fixed point in the plane from which all points are expanded or contracted.

Example

In this figure, point C, which is the meeting point of the coincident lines \(\overline{PD(P)}\) and \(\overline{QD(Q)}\), is the centre of the dilation D:

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