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Chapter 7 - First Things First

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
Directions: Discuss the following questions with your group and provide a short answer for each. Be prepared
to talk about them with the class.
1. How does the general concept of similarity relate to geometric similarity specifically?

2. If you combine the symbol for similarity with the equal sign, what do you get? Why do you think this is
the case?

3. What does it mean when two polygons have a similarity ratio of 1:1? What can you say about these
polygons?

4. Do the reflexive, symmetric, and transitive properties hold for the similarity relation? Why or why not?

5. What shape(s) are always similar?

6. If two polygons have a similarity ratio of a/b, can we also say that they have a similarity ratio of b/a?
Why or why not?

7. If rectangle ABCD is similar to rectangle EFGH, can we also say that ABCD is similar to rectangle GHFE?
If triangle JKL is similar to triangle MNO, can we also say that JKL is similar to NOM? Why or why not?
(It may help to draw a picture.)