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Learning objective overview
Master Teaching Guide coverage for this objective.
Current NZC (2007)
GM4-8
New NZC (2026)
NZC26-P4-MEA-MEA-P-Y10-09
Resources
- CorbettMaths on enlargementsQuestions PDF · Answers
Terminology
- Enlargement
- Scale factor
- Centre of enlargement
- Object
- Image
- Invariant point
Task goals
- Enlarge a simple shape on a grid using a given centre and a positive whole-number scale factor, correctly plotting and labelling the image vertices.
- Determine the scale factor and centre of enlargement linking an object and its image.
- Produce a reduction of a shape using a fractional scale factor.
- Enlarge a shape using a negative scale factor.
- Combine enlargement with other transformations and identify any invariant points.
- Fully describe a given enlargement, stating the scale factor and the coordinates of the centre of enlargement.
Where this fits
What leads into this objective, and where it goes next.
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Enlargement (Transformations)
Do
Scaling a shape by a factor, and determining the scale factor for the scaled shape's area or volume
Statement▸
Year 10 · Measurement · Measuring
NZC26-P4-MEA-MEA-P-Y10-09
Also under GM4-8:
For teachers
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