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7-32.
Look at the similar shapes shown below.
What is the scale factor from shape A to shape B?
What is the factor between
and ? Multiply by
. Find the lengths of the missing sides.
Multiply each side from shape A by the scale factor to get the new sides for shape B.
Sketch a new shape C that is similar to shape A and has a scale factor of
. What do you know about the measures of the angles and sides on this new shape? Label them on your picture. When two shapes are similar and have a scale factor of one, what are they called?
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