SIMILARITY

Two figures are __________ if:

They have the same __________. What does this mean?

o It means that the ______________ angles are equal.

___________________ sides change by the same _________ factor. What does this mean?
o It means that all the sides of the small figure are multiplied by the _______ number to
obtain the lengths of the _______________________ sides of the large figure.

o The scale factor of figure A to B is:

o The scale factor of figure B to A is:

How does the scale factor going from the large figure to the small figure compare to the scale
factor of the small figure to the large figure?
o It is the _________________ of the scale factor from the small to the large.

What is a reciprocal?
o It is the number you multiply the first number by to get a product of 1.
o Example: Scale factor from A to B is 3. Scale factor from B to A is 1/3
o 3 x 1/3 = 1

The _____________ of the small to the large also grows by the same scale factor.

If the scale factor from the small to the large is s, then the area of the large figure is
__________or to the _________ power times the _________ of the small figure.
Example: ___ to the second power or squared = ___ therefore:

Perimeter of A =

Area of A =

Perimeter of B =
Area of B =

X=

Scale Factor =

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Scale Factor =

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Scale Factor =