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Exercises: Define Similarity Using Transformations

Work through each section in order. Show your reasoning where indicated. For problems involving figures, identify corresponding parts before checking ratios or angles.

Grade 9·21 problems·~28 min·Common Core Math - HS Geometry·standard·hsg-srt-a-2
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Fluency Practice

Two rectangles: ABCD with dimensions 4 by 10, and EFGH with dimensions 6 by 15
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Rectangle ABCDABCD has dimensions 4×104 \times 10. Rectangle EFGHEFGH has dimensions 6×156 \times 15. What is the scale factor kk from ABCDABCD to EFGHEFGH?