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14.7c The Inverse of a Dilation

Dilate Triangle ABC by a factor k = 0.5 by dragging the first slider. Drag the second slider. Does the image of A'B'C' align with triangle ABC for any value of a? Drag the third slider. Does the image of A'B'C' align with triangle ABC for any value of b? Drag the last slider. Does the image of A'B'C' align with triangle ABC for any value of c? What is the value of c? How does it relate to the value of k? See below for more investigations.