Similar and Congruent Figures

Create a polygon that is similar to the one pictured below. (Hint: it should not be exactly the same)
Similar Polygon
1. When creating your similar polygon, what factors were important to consider?[br]2. What is the name of this polygon? How do you know?[br]3. What makes the original polygon and the one you created similar? [br]4. What would make the two polygons congruent?
Similar Triangles
Similar Triangles
1. What is the relationship (ratio) of the two triangles?[br]2. How can you tell that these two triangles are similar?[br]3. What is the slope of triangle ABC?[br]4. What is the slope of triangle DEF?[br]5. How does the slope of the two triangle relate to their similarity?
Congruent Triangles
Congruent Triangles
1. Triangles ABC and DEF are congruent. How can you tell?[br]2. Manipulate triangle DEF so that it is no longer congruent to triangle ABC.[br]3. After manipulating the triangle, create a similar triangle to ABC. [br]4. Explain the difference between similar and congruent figures.

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