Dilation

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You can dilate any subset of your diagram from a point. Here are the steps:

1.Select ebd_Ebd177 the geometry to be dilated.
2.Click the Dilation tool in the Construct toolbox, or select Dilation from the Construct menu.
3.Click the screen to place your dilation point.
4.In the data entry box presented, enter the dilation factor.

The dilated geometry appears.

Notice all points on the dilated geometry are written as "prime", i.e. A becomes A'. If you dilate this geometry again, A' becomes A".