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Enlargements: Negative Scale Factors

Enlargements: Negative Scale Factors

Enlargements: Negative Scale Factors

Enlarging by a negative scale factor leads to inverted shapes, which extend through the centre of enlargement.

We've seen that we can enlarge a shape by a scale factor, which makes a shape bigger or smaller, but in the same proportion as the original shape.