Question

Pentagons DEFGH and IJKLM are shown on the coordinate plane below.

Which statement is correct about the two pentagons?

a)They are similar because the ratio of corresponding sides of pentagon DEFGH to pentagon IJKLM is 1:2.

b)They are similar because the ratio of corresponding sides of pentagon DEFGH to pentagon IJKLM is 2:1.

c)They are not similar because line HD : MI is 1:2, and line FG : KL is 2:1

D) They are not similar because line HD : MI is 2:1, and line FG : KL is 1:2

Answer 1

what have you done?

Answer 2

do you think they are similar?

Answer 3

i think so but im not sure

Answer 4

so which do you think it is then....

Answer 5

compare the corresponding sides...

Answer 6

i dont know how you do that

Answer 7

:D

Answer 8

what?

Answer 9

corresponding sides:
GF : LK
FE : KJ
ED : JI
etc...
compare the length of these sides....

Answer 10

when i compare do i subtract ? like
G = (-7,-8) and F = (1,-8 )
so do i subtract -7 - 1 ?
and -8 - -8 ?