Amplify Grade 8 Unit 2 Vocabulary Review

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Dilation

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A type of transformation that creates scaled copies.

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Center of Dilation

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The point from which we measure distances in a dilation.

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Scale Factor

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The number used to create a dilation.

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Similar

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One figure is similar to another if it can be moved with translations, rotations, reflections, and dilations to fit exactly over the other.

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Slope

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A number that describes the direction and steepness of a line.

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Slope Triangle

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A triangle drawn to include two points on a line in order to determine the slope of that line.