Properties of Similarity
Dilation
Similar triangles
100
Which of the following is NOT always true about similar figures?
a. Corresponding angle measures are congruent
b. Corresponding sides are proportional
c. Corresponding side lengths are congruent
d. Corresponding angles are congruent
c. Corresponding side lengths are congruent
100
When I dilate a figure, the image is __________ to the pre-image.
Similar
100
Solve for x.
6
200
Value that is multiplied by the pre-image side lengths to find the image side lengths.
Scale Factor
200
If I dilate a figure, the corresponding angles of the figure are _________
Congruent
200
Find the measure of <B
58 degrees
300
Which is true about dilation?
A. It is the only rigid transformation.
B. It is the only non-rigid transformation
B. It is the only non-rigid transformation. Produces similar, but not congruent figures.
300
When the scale factor K > 1, the figure becomes ______
larger
400
Identify the scale factor of the dilation that took place.
Dilation with a scale factor of 1/2
400
When the scale factor K is bigger than 0 but less than 1 (0<K<1), the figure becomes ________
Smaller