Similar Figures and Dilation PRACTICE

Which is TRUE about similar figures?

• Similar figures are always congruent.

• Congruent figures are always similar.

• Similar figures have the same angles.

• Similar figures can have different shapes.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

If two figures are similar, the corresponding sides are ___________.

• proportional

• equal

• congruent

• none of these options

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

If two figures are similar, their angles are ___________.

• complementary

• supplementary

• proportional

• congruent

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

Type the scale factor from triangle WUV to triangle ZXY?

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

Type the scale factor from triangle ZXY to triangle WUV?

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

What is a dilation?

• neither an enlargement nor a reduction

• only a reduction

• either an enlargement or a reduction

• only an enlargement

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

What kind of scale factor results in a REDUCTION? (2 answers)

• an improper fraction

• a proper fraction

• a number less than 1

• a number greater than 1

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

What kind of scale factor results in a ENLARGEMENT? (2 answers)

• an improper fraction

• a proper fraction

• a number less than 1

• a number greater than 1

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

Similar figures have the same _______, but different ______. (Write the two words with a space in between)

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

Use white board graph - What is the coordinate of point A', given that point A is (3, 4), with center (0, 0), and a scale factor of 3.

• (-9, 8)

• (9, 12)

• (9, 16)

• (-9, -12)

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CCSS.7.G.A.1