Question

A dilation maps (9, 12) to (3, 4). Find the coordinates of the point (8, 4) under the same dilation

Answer 1

Assuming the dilation is centered at the origin, the scale factor is 1/3.

This means the coordinates of the point (8,4) are $\boxed{\left(\frac{8}{3}, \frac{4}{3} \right)}$