Texas Instruments TI-83-Plus - Page 51

TI-83 Plus GeoMaster™ Application Page 51
6. Enter the factor of dilation.
Tip
•
After you enter the first element of the dilation factor, the
prompt is displayed.
•
You can dilate an object in small increments without entering a
factor of dilation:
-
Press
¥
to dilate the object by a factor of 1.1 of the
previous dilation.
-
Press

to dilate the object by a factor of .9 of the
previous dilation.
•
If you enter a large dilation factor, the dilated object is not
visible in the viewing window.
7. Press
¯
. The object is dilated.
The line segment was dilated with respect to the point by a factor of 1.5.