Given:
The triangle ABC and A'B'C' on a coordinate plane.
To find:
The algebraic rule that describes the dilation of ABC to A'B'C.
Solution:
From the given figure it is clear that
AB = 2 units
A'B' = 6 units
The scale factor is
[tex]k=\dfrac{A'B'}{AB}[/tex]
[tex]k=\dfrac{6}{2}[/tex]
[tex]k=3[/tex]
So, the scale factor is 3.
If a figure is dilated about the origin with scale factor k, then the rule of dilation is
[tex](x,y)\to (kx,ky)[/tex]
For the given problem the scale factor is 3. So, putting k=3, we get
[tex](x,y)\to (3x,3y)[/tex]
Therefore, the correct option is A.