NC.M2.G-SRT.2b

Use the properties of dilations to show that two triangles are similar when all corresponding pairs of sides are proportional and all corresponding pairs of angles are congruent.

Example Problems
Polygon A has an area of square units. Beth drew a scaled version of Polygon A and labeled it Polygon B. Polygon B has an area of square units.
What
scale factor did Beth use to go from Polygon A to Polygon B?
Polygon N has an area of . Owen drew a scaled version of Polygon N and labeled it Polygon R. Polygon R has an area of .

What
scale factor did Owen use to go from Polygon N to Polygon R?
Polygon K has an area of 18 square units. Kyle drew a scaled version of Polygon K and labeled it Polygon J. Polygon J has an area of 8 square units.
What
scale factor did Kyle use to go from Polygon K to Polygon J?
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