Question

ΔPQR is dilated from the origin at a scale factor of one half to create ΔP′Q′R′.

Select the option that completes the statement:

The triangles are ________ because their corresponding sides are ________ and their corresponding angles are ________.

A. congruent; similar; proportional

B. congruent; proportional; similar

C. similar; congruent; proportional

D. similar; proportional; congruent

Answer 1

D. similar; proportional; congruent

Explanation:

Answer 2

D. similar; proportional; congruent

Explanation:

Any pair of figures is similar if their corresponding sides are proportional and their corresponding angles are congruent. That is the meaning of similarity.