Question

Help!!

Explain why the two figures below are not similar.

Answer 1

you will want to start off first by stating the coordinates of both shapes

Answer 2

ok

Answer 3

now after you had plotted the coordinates you will notice that the original shape (the one in the right) has doubled its size. since it has grown all of the points will be multiplied by two. but as you can see MN is supposed to be FG, but it has not doubled in size

Answer 4

I don't get it. How has it doubled in size by plotting the coordinates?

Answer 5

let me show you , the distance between J and K are two boxes, since the shape has doubled its size this means that the distance will be doubled. the distance between C and D are now 4 boxes ( distance has been doubled)

Answer 6

oh ok

Answer 7

LEO

Answer 8

but if you take alook at M and N the distance is by 1 box, while in the other shape F and G are still by 1 box, while they should be between 2 boxes

Answer 9

if you look at n to m on the little picture it goes up the same as the big picture, if it were similar it would only go up 1/2 a square

Answer 10

yes @I_luv_Sparkles ?

Answer 11

does that help?

Answer 12

i get it, but how are they not similar. Are they congruent (the same)?

Answer 13

and if you look from I to J then from B to C it's a different slope so it can't be similar, so they are not congruent

Answer 14

ok

Answer 15

no relation

Answer 16

does that help

Answer 17

ok. Yep it helps a lot thank you!

Answer 18

no problem

Answer 19

if they were to be similar this is how it would look like

Answer 20

May you please give me a medal? if not that's fine

Answer 21

ill give you one

Answer 22

I'm sorry @Jlykins I gave the medal to @leonardo0430 because @leonardo0430 was the first to help me. :'(

Answer 23

ok, thnx

Answer 24

hope i was a big help

Answer 25

You were i wish i could give more than one medal :'(

Answer 26

it's fine

Answer 27

i

Answer 28

What?????