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Similarity!

  • Game Code: 1254160
  •  English    24     Public
    similar polygons, scale factors, dilations, corresponding angles, corresponding sides, congruent
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  • Why are these two triangles similar?
    Their corresponding angles are congruent!
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  • Find the length of the missing side
    x = 2
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  • Find the length of the missing side
    x = 5
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  • True or False: Similar polygons will have congruent corresponding angles AND proportional side lengths
    Yes!
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  • What transformation(s) preserve the size/measurements of a figure? Why?
    Translations, reflections, rotation because they're rigid transformations!
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  • Do you agree: when dilating a shape, the corresponding angles will change in measurement
    Disagree!
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  • What is an example of a scale factor that shrinks a shape?
    0 < x < 1
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  • What is an example of a scale factor that expands a shape?
    x > 1
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