How Do You Identify a Similarity Transformation?

How Do You Identify a Similarity Transformation?

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How do you know if one figure is similar to another? If you can find a similarity transformation that maps one figure to the other, then the figures are similar! Learn more about spotting similarity transformations with this tutorial.

Keywords:

  • problem
  • identify
  • similarity
  • transformation
  • reflection
  • dilation
  • dilate
  • similar

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