Common Core: 8th Grade Math : Understand Similarity of Two-Dimensional Figures: CCSS.Math.Content.8.G.A.4
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Example Question #71 : Geometry
Are the two dimensional shapes shown on the coordinate plane provided similar? If yes, do the shapes show a transformation or a dilation?
Yes, dilation
Yes, transformation
No
Yes, both a transformation and dilation
No
In order for two shapes to be similar, they must be the same shape. If the shapes are the same, but are a different size or facing a different direction, then the shapes can still be similar if and only if they have gone through a dilation or a transformation.
Let's recall our key terms:
Dilation: A dilation creates an image of the same shape, but of a different size. Dilations are always done with a certain scale factor, and the scale factor must be equal for all sides of the shape.
Transformation: A transformation can be described in three ways:
- Rotation: A rotation means turning an image, shape, line, etc. around a central point.
- Translation: A translation means moving or sliding an image, shape, line, etc. over a plane.
- Reflection: A reflection mean flipping an image, shape, line, etc. over a central line.
The yellow rectangle is smaller than the blue rectangle, but a dilation did not occur because because the scale factor for the length and the width are not equal to each other; thus, the shapes are not similar.
Example Question #72 : Geometry
Are the two dimensional shapes shown on the coordinate plane provided similar? If yes, do the shapes show a transformation or a dilation?
Yes, transformation
Yes, both a transformation and dilation
No
Yes, dilation
No
In order for two shapes to be similar, they must be the same shape. If the shapes are the same, but are a different size or facing a different direction, then the shapes can still be similar if and only if they have gone through a dilation or a transformation.
Let's recall our key terms:
Dilation: A dilation creates an image of the same shape, but of a different size. Dilations are always done with a certain scale factor, and the scale factor must be equal for all sides of the shape.
Transformation: A transformation can be described in three ways:
- Rotation: A rotation means turning an image, shape, line, etc. around a central point.
- Translation: A translation means moving or sliding an image, shape, line, etc. over a plane.
- Reflection: A reflection mean flipping an image, shape, line, etc. over a central line.
The yellow rectangle is smaller than the blue rectangle, but a dilation did not occur because because the scale factor for the length and the width are not equal to each other; thus, the shapes are not similar.
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