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OpenStudy (awhite):

I need help answering this question please. Thank you in advance! (: Bradley and Kelly are out flying kites at a park one afternoon. A model of Bradley and Kelly's kites are shown below on the coordinate plane as kites BRAD and KELY, respectively:

OpenStudy (iceman35):

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OpenStudy (awhite):

Which statement is correct about the two kites? A.) They are similar because the corresponding sides of kites KELY and BRAD all have the relationship 1:2. B.) They are not similar because the corresponding sides of kites KELY and BRAD all have the relationship 1:2. C.) They are similar because the corresponding sides of kites KELY and BRAD all have the relationship 2:1. D.) They are not similar because the corresponding sides of kites KELY and BRAD all have the relationship 2:1.

OpenStudy (awhite):

OpenStudy (phi):

if corresponding sides are "in proportion" then the shapes are similar in your case, they are similar now you have to decide is Kely 2 times bigger than Brad (ratio 2:1) or is Kely one half the size of Brad (with ratio 1:2)

OpenStudy (awhite):

Oh okay. Looks like Kely is 2 times bigger than Brad.

OpenStudy (awhite):

So, I think that it is C.

OpenStudy (phi):

yes

OpenStudy (awhite):

Thank you very much!

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