6.7.

1 Perform Similarity Transformations

 Remember previous we talked about 3 types of
CONGRUENCE transformations, in other words,
the transformations performed created congruent
figures
 Rotation, Reflection, and translation
 We also discussed Dilations but not in great
detail, now we will
 A Dilation is a SIMILARITY transformation, in
that by using a scale factor, the transformed
object is similar to the original with congruent
angles and proportional side lengths.
 REDUCTION VS ENLARGEMENT
 For k, a scale factor we write (x, y)  (kx, ky)
 For 0 < k < 1 the dilation is a reduction
 For k > 1 the dilation is an enlargement
 Let ABCD have A(2, 1), B(4, 1), C(4, -1), D(1,
-1)
 Scale factor: 2
 Use the distance formula
and SSS to verify they are
similar
 Usually the origin (if not re-orient)
 To show two objects are similar, we draw a line
from the origin to the object further away, if the
line passes through the closer object in the similar
vertex then the objects are similar.
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