Similarity Part 2

Tim Brzezinski, Hemal Patel, Dec 14, 2020

Table of Contents

  1. Proving Figures Similar
    1. Copy of Similar Figures: Dynamic Illustration
    2. Animation 243
    3. Copy of Properties of Dilations (II)
    4. Copy of Proving Triangles Similar (1)
    5. Copy of Proving Triangles Similar (2)
    6. Copy of Proving Triangles Similar (3)
    7. Copy of Proving Triangles Similar (4)

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Proving Figures Similar

  • 1. Copy of Similar Figures: Dynamic Illustration
  • 2. Animation 243
  • 3. Copy of Properties of Dilations (II)
  • 4. Copy of Proving Triangles Similar (1)
  • 5. Copy of Proving Triangles Similar (2)
  • 6. Copy of Proving Triangles Similar (3)
  • 7. Copy of Proving Triangles Similar (4)

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Copy of Similar Figures: Dynamic Illustration

SIMILAR FIGURES
[b]DEFINITION:[br][br]ANY 2 figures are said to be SIMILAR FIGURES if and only if one can be mapped perfectly onto the other under a single transformation OR a composition of 2 or more transformations. [br][br][/b]The applet below dynamically illustrates what it means, by definition, for any 2 triangles to be similar. [br]Feel free to move any of the white vertices anywhere you'd like. [color=#38761d][b]You can also change the size of the green triangle by moving the green slider. [/b][/color]
Quick (Silent) Demo
Two triangles are said to be similar figures if and only if one triangle can be _____________________ perfectly on to the other under a ____________ transformation OR a ____________________ of two or more ___________________.
– Hemal Patel, Tim Brzezinski

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