Similar figures are the same SHAPE, but not the same SIZE. Figures are similar if...

Are the triangles below similar? Explain how you determined your answer.

Solve for x.

In the image , both triangles are similar. What

is the measure of side DE?

If a tree casts a 45-foot shadow at the same time that a 6-foot tall man casts a 7.5-foot shadow, find the height of the tree.

The original picture, prior to a transformation is called the image and each point is marked with a '.

A dilation with a scale factor greater than 1 is called an enlargement and a dilaton with a scale factor less than 1 is called a reduction.

What is the scale factor for the dilation below?

Using a copy machine, a drawing of a

tower that was 24 inches tall was reduced to a

tower that measured 8 inches high. What was

the scale factor used for the reduction?

A traingle has coordinates at A(-2,0) B(-4,4) and C(1, 6). What are the new locations of the coordinates after a dilation by a scale factor of 4?