Understand that a two-dimensional figure is similar to another if the second can be obtained from the first by a sequence of rotations reflections translations and dilations.
Sample Practice Questions (3)
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Figure A is a triangle with vertices at (0,0), (2,0), and (0,2). Figure B is a triangle with vertices at (0,0), (4,0), and (0,4). Which statement accurately describes the relationship between Figure A and Figure B?
AFigure A and Figure B are congruent.
BFigure A and Figure B are similar but not congruent.
CFigure A and Figure B are neither congruent nor similar.
DFigure A and Figure B are both congruent and similar.
Triangle ABC has vertices A(1,1), B(3,1), and C(1,3). Triangle A''B''C'' has vertices A''(-1,-3), B''(-3,-3), and C''(-1,-1). Which sequence of transformations maps triangle ABC onto triangle A''B''C''?
AA reflection over the y-axis followed by a translation of (x,y)→(x,y−4)
BA reflection over the x-axis followed by a translation of (x,y)→(x−2,y−2)
CA rotation of 90∘ counterclockwise about the origin followed by a translation of (x,y)→(x−2,y−4)
DA dilation by a scale factor of 1 followed by a translation of (x,y)→(x−2,y−4)
Rectangle ABCD has vertices A(1,1), B(3,1), C(3,2), and D(1,2). It is dilated to form rectangle A'B'C'D' with vertices A'(1,1), B'(5,1), C'(5,3), and D'(1,3). What is the scale factor of the dilation?