Lesson 6
Similarity
Problem 1
Each diagram has a pair of figures, one larger than the other. For each pair, show that the two figures are similar by identifying a sequence of translations, rotations, reflections, and dilations that takes the smaller figure to the larger one.
![Coordinate plane, x 0 to 4, y 0 to 6. Line through point A, the origin, C at 1 comma 2, E at 3 comma 6. Segments connect A, & C to point B at 1 comma 0. Segments connect E & C to point F at 3 comma 2.](https://cms-im.s3.amazonaws.com/5wXB9BTeAqmgr9KTQ3aLsAFM?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%228-8.2.B.PP.Image.03.png%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%278-8.2.B.PP.Image.03.png&response-content-type=image%2Fpng&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAXQCCIHWF3XOEFOW4%2F20240630%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240630T171607Z&X-Amz-Expires=604800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=72bddc5649729ca939c6955a433db2d7cbf808c55fccd9453ba0e955f005a80b)
![Two triangles on a circular grid. Ask for further assistance.](https://cms-im.s3.amazonaws.com/gDtbrvqDBWtUs4cQacqJkKm4?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%228-8.2.B.PP.Image.04.png%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%278-8.2.B.PP.Image.04.png&response-content-type=image%2Fpng&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAXQCCIHWF3XOEFOW4%2F20240630%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240630T171607Z&X-Amz-Expires=604800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=4f83ba63f7a4e28efc67494495ce4bcf7b95274fe60757684481c655888a1eda)
Solution
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Problem 2
Here are two similar polygons.
Measure the side lengths and angles of each polygon. What do you notice?
![figure ABCD and figure EFGH on a grid.](https://cms-im.s3.amazonaws.com/3EtfbbrKxN68Z5KAzaexR6Bh?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%228-8.2.B.PP.Image.02.png%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%278-8.2.B.PP.Image.02.png&response-content-type=image%2Fpng&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAXQCCIHWF3XOEFOW4%2F20240630%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240630T171607Z&X-Amz-Expires=604800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=c717f5afcf770ab920ec799b631d78a143e4d44cf13aa78a08da0a05a212b73f)
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Problem 3
Each figure shows a pair of similar triangles, one contained in the other. For each pair, describe a point and a scale factor to use for a dilation moving the larger triangle to the smaller one. Use a measurement tool to find the scale factor.
![Triangles A, B C, and A prime B C prime. A prime lies on side A, B. C prime lies on side B C.](https://cms-im.s3.amazonaws.com/JS2VrKd4kvVqgTfqpttfjWYA?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%228-8.2.B.PP.Image.05.png%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%278-8.2.B.PP.Image.05.png&response-content-type=image%2Fpng&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAXQCCIHWF3XOEFOW4%2F20240630%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240630T171607Z&X-Amz-Expires=604800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=741dfebb9185cb3d308ddd8782bba87001401e6723058d2e31e86c6a8f7cbdab)
![Triangles A, B C, and A, B prime C prime. B prime lies on side A, B. C prime lies on side A, C.](https://cms-im.s3.amazonaws.com/tY3T5tQJZK3BdYysFQKBSMb4?response-content-disposition=inline%3B%20filename%3D%228-8.2.B.PP.Image.06.1.png%22%3B%20filename%2A%3DUTF-8%27%278-8.2.B.PP.Image.06.1.png&response-content-type=image%2Fpng&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=AKIAXQCCIHWF3XOEFOW4%2F20240630%2Fus-east-1%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20240630T171607Z&X-Amz-Expires=604800&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Signature=61e7af7b4465bf96877cfd0a7a70d6522fa3eb0e0753759373c65841b73d2cc0)
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