CPM Homework Help : CCAA Problem 6-58

Create a large coordinate graph on graph paper and graph the triangle at right. Multiply the $y$ -coordinate of each point by $4$ . Then graph the new shape. Make sure you connect your points. List the points for the new shape. Are the two figures similar? Why or why not?

Help:

Similar triangles have equal corresponding angles. That is, they should be the same shape.

A triangle with vertices at the points (1, comma 3), (4, comma 2) and (negative 2, comma negative 2)

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