Dilation (geometry)
In geometry, dilation (also called homothety or homothetic transformation) is the process which changes the size of a figure without changing its shape, a type of transformation. Any figure and its image after dilation are similar to each other.
Dilation is defined by a point V, the center of dilation, and a number k, the ratio. Given a point P in the plane, its image P' (P prime) is on the line VP. The distance from P' to V is k times the distance from P to V.
References
[change | change source]- Pedoe, Dan (1988), Geometry: A Comprehensive Course, New York: Dover Publications, p. 56-57, ISBN 0-486-65812-0
- Meserve, Bruce E. (1955), "Homothetic transformations", Fundamental Concepts of Geometry, Addison-Wesley, pp. 166–169