Transformations and Similarity
Interactive practice questions
Consider the figures shown.
Are the two triangles congruent, similar or neither?
Congruent
Similar
Neither
What is the transformation from triangle $ABC$ABC to triangle $A'B'C'$A′B′C′?
Dilation
Reflection
Rotation
Translation
What is the scale factor of the dilation from triangle $ABC$ABC to triangle $A'B'C'$A′B′C′?
Consider the figures shown.
Consider the triangle with vertices at $A$A$\left(-3,-2\right)$(−3,−2), $B$B$\left(2,1\right)$(2,1) and $C$C$\left(3,-3\right)$(3,−3), and the triangle with vertices at $A'$A′$\left(-9,-6\right)$(−9,−6), $B'$B′$\left(6,3\right)$(6,3) and $C'$C′$\left(9,-9\right)$(9,−9).
Consider the quadrilateral with vertices at $A$A$\left(-3,-3\right)$(−3,−3), $B$B$\left(-3,3\right)$(−3,3), $C$C$\left(3,3\right)$(3,3) and $D$D$\left(3,-3\right)$(3,−3), and the quadrilateral with vertices at $A'$A′$\left(-9,-9\right)$(−9,−9), $B'$B′$\left(-9,9\right)$(−9,9), $C'$C′$\left(9,9\right)$(9,9) and $D'$D′$\left(9,-9\right)$(9,−9).