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Similarity and Dilations - Discover Properties of Similar Figures

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Learners investigate properties of similar figures. In this properties of similar figures lesson, pupils construct similar figures using Cabri Jr. They dilate their figure to create a similar one, and discuss the relationships between the angle measures and side lengths of the two similar figures.

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reflections, translations, dilation, rotations, congruence, congruent angles, coordinate plane, matrices, parallelograms, polygons, quadrilaterals, similar figures, similarity, ratios, transformations, triangles, vectors
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similar figures, congruence, coordinate plane, matrices, properties, reflections, rotations, similarity, transformations, translations, vectors, congruent angles, similar sides, dilation, parallelogram, triangle, Calculator, math
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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