Perform Similarity Transformations

​Unit 3

Lesson 2: Similarity

​Symbol for similarity is ~

Two figures are similar if and only if one can be obtained from the other by a single or sequence of similarity transformations.​

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Definition

The corresponding angles are congruent and the corresponding sides are proportional.

Important (fill in your packets):

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Similarity transformations keep the same shape, but not necessarily the same size

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​Mapping

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Transformations

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Similarity Transformations

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​Isometric Transformations

​-Translation

-Reflection

-Rotation

- Dilation

- Stretch

​Writing Similarity Statements:

​Try in your packets!

Multiple Choice

What transformation is a similarity transformation, but a non-isometric transformation?

• Translation

• Reflection

• Rotation

• Dilation

​Make sure you know where to start - in this one were going from the small quad to the bigger quad.

​D2

​R180

​R90

​D0.6 or D2/3

​Big to small on this one.

This one is hard...

​Small to big

​D3

​T(8,0)

​Start WS #2!