If an image of a triangle is congruent to the pre-image, what is the scale factor of the dilation?

Read the proof.Given: AB ∥ DEProve: △ACB ~ △DCE

Parallelogram FGHJ was dilated and translated to form similar parallelogram F'G'H'J'.



Quadrilateral JKLM was dilated according to the ruleDO,(x,y) to create the image quadrilateral J'K'L'M', which is shown on the graph.

△RST ~ △RYX by the SSS similarity theorem.





On a coordinate plane, a line is drawn from Rock to Tree. The x- and y-axes are labeled feet. Rock is at (3, 2) and Tree is at (16, 21).

On a number line, the directed line segment from Q to S has endpoints Q at –14 and S at 2. Point R partitions the directed line segment from Q to S in a 3:5 ratio.Which expression correctly uses the formula to find the location of point R?





On a coordinate plane, a line is drawn from point A to point B. Point A is at (9, negative 8) and point B is at (negative 6, 7).

If point P is of the distance from M to N, what ratio does the point P partition the directed line segment from M to N into?

On a coordinate plane, 2 lines are shown. Line H J has points (negative 4, negative 2) and (0, 4). Line F G has points (negative 4, 1) and (0, negative 2).

On a coordinate plane, rectangle E F G H is shown. Point E is at (1, negative 1), point F is at (negative 4, 1), point G is at (negative 3, 4), and point H is at (2, 2).



On a coordinate plane, triangle X Y Z is shown. Point X is at (1, 3), point Y is at (4, negative 1), and point Z is at (5, 6).




On a coordinate plane, line D F goes through points (negative 1, negative 3) and (2, 3). Point G is at (negative 4, negative 4).

On a coordinate plane, line A B goes through (negative 2, 4) and (0, negative 4). Point Z is at (0, 2).

On a coordinate plane, 2 lines are shown. Line C D has points (negative 2, 4) and (0, negative 4). Line F G has points (negative 4, 0) and (4, 2).

On a coordinate plane, parallelogram P Q R S is shown. Point P is at (negative 2, 5), point Q is at (2, 1), point R is at (1, negative 2), and point S is at (negative 3, 2).





Complete the proof to show that ABCD is a parallelogram. The slope of is The slope of is The slope of is The slope of is

On a coordinate plane, line P Q goes through (negative 3, negative 3) and (3, negative 1). Point R is at (1, 1).



On a coordinate plane, a line F G goes through (negative 8, negative 8) and (8, 4). Point H is at (6, negative 6).

The vertices of a quadrilateral in the coordinate plane are known. How can the perimeter of the figure be found?
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