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A dilation is a non-rigid transformation that enlarges or reduces a geometric figure by a scale factor relative to a point. The scale factor is usually labeled k.
Refer to each chapter in the GeoGebra Similarity Book to answer the following questions.
Scale Change Exploration
https://www.geogebra.org/m/d6xuhjws#material/bacj7nye
Question 1
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Question 2
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Question 3
3.

You may have noticed that multiplying each x and y coordinate in the pre-image would generate the corresponding points in the image.

We write this pattern like this: (x , y) ----> (kx , ky)
(x , y) is the pre-image point and (kx , ky) is the image point under a dilation.
Proving Similarity with Transformations
https://www.geogebra.org/m/d6xuhjws#chapter/512777
Two figures are similar figures if and only if the pre-image figure can be mapped onto the image figure under one transformation or a series of transformations.
All similar figures are the same shape because angle measure, betweeness, collinearity is preserved (unchanged). Distance is only preserved in similar figures that are also congruent. This means that dilations that don't have a k value of 1 are non-rigid.

The notation for the similar triangles in Transformation #1 is written below where corresponding parts are in the same position in the triangle name similar to the way congruence statements are written. The pre-image is listed first in the similarity statement.
Properties of Scale Change
https://www.geogebra.org/m/d6xuhjws#chapter/569501
Refer to Properties of Scale Change #1 when answering questions #4 and #5.
Question 4
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Question 5
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Refer to Properties of Scale Change #2 when answering questions #6 and #7.
Question 6
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Question 7
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Notice that the ratio of image to pre-image lengths is always equal to k (the size change factor).
Refer to Properties of Scale Change #3 when answering questions #8 and #9.
Question 8
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Question 9
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Refer to Perimeter and Area to answer questions #10-14.
Question 10
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Question 11
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Question 12
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Question 13
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Question 14
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Triangle Similarity Conjectures
https://www.geogebra.org/m/d6xuhjws#chapter/569519
Question 15
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Question 16
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Question 17
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Question 18
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Side-Splitting Conjecture
https://www.geogebra.org/m/d59vydwz
Question 19
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Question 20
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Which word describes the type of change if k > 1?
enlargement
reduction
congruent
Which word describes the type of change if 0 < k < 1?
enlargement
reduction
congruent
Which word describes the type of change if k = 1?
enlargement
reduction
congruent
Every dilation or scale change has a center. Where is the center of every scale change?
It's always on the pre-image.
It's where the scale change rays intersect.
It's always inside the image.
It's where the sides of the figure intersects.
The pre-image, image points and the center of the dilation are all collinear (on the same line).
True
False
Under a scale change, corresponding angle pairs are. . .
congruent
proportional
Under a scale change, corresponding side lengths are always. . .
congruent
proportional
Under a scale change, any pair of corresponding pre-image sides and images sides are parallel.
True
False
Under a scale change, the ratio of any corresponding pair of image sides lengths and pre-image side lengths will NOT always equal the scale factor.
True
False
The perimeter ratio and area ratio are always equal.
True
False
The perimeter ratio is equal to the scale factor.
True
False
The area ratio is equal to the scale factor.
True
False
The area ratio is equal to the square of the scale factor.
True
False
Based on these observations, it seems that the volume ratio will be equal to the _______________ of the scale factor.
square
cube
Refer to Definition of Triangle Similarity to answer this question. Which of these are true about similar triangles.
corresponding angle pairs are congruent
corresponding side lengths are proportional
Refer to Triangle Similarity Conjectures when answering this question. Which of these can be used to determine similar triangles?
AA
SSS
SSA
SAS
When working with Triangle Similarity Conjectures (such as SAS), each A represents ____________.
pair of congruent angles
pair of proportional angle measures
When working with Triangle Similarity Conjectures (such as SAS), each S represents ____________.
pair of congruent sides
pair of proportional side lengths
Use the drawing in the "show your work" section to choose a true proportion using a, b, c and d based on Triangle Side-Splitting.
Use the drawing in the "show your work" section to choose a true proportion using a, b, c and d based on Trapezoid Side-Splitting.