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A triangle is dilated by a scale factor of 1/5 and then rotated 90 degree clockwise about the origin. Why is the image similar to the pre-image? Check all that apply.

A) The corresponding sides of the triangles are congruent.
B) The corresponding angles of the triangles are congruent.
C) The corresponding sides of the image are 5 times as long as those of the pre-image.
D) The image is a reduction of the pre-image.
E) Neither the dilation nor the rotation change the shape of the triangle.
F) The rotation reduces the size of the triangle.

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The corresponding angles of the triangles are congruent
The image is a reduction of the pre-image
Neither the dilation nor the rotation change the shape of the triangle

Step-by-step explanation:
For shapes to be similar:
1- there should be a ratio between the sides
2- angles in first shape should be congruent to angles in second shape

Now, a scale factor of 0.2 means that the sides of the image are 0.2 of the length of the original shape. However, angles are not changes

Let's check the choices:
1- The corresponding sides of the triangles are congruent:
This option is incorrect as dilation changes the lengths of the sides

2- The corresponding angles of the triangles are congruent:
This option is correct as neither dilation nor rotation alters the measures of the angles

3-
The corresponding sides of the image are 5 times as long as those of the pre-image:
This option is incorrect as the sides of the image are only 0.2 times as long as those of the pre-image

4-
The image is a reduction of the pre-image:
This option is correct as the sides of the image are 0.2 times those of the pre-image which means that the shape is reduced

5-
Neither the dilation nor the rotation change the shape of the triangle:
This option is correct as both dilation and rotation are rigid transformations that do not alter the shape of the triangle (a triangle remains a triangle only with different side lengths)

6-
The rotation reduces the size of the triangle:
This option is incorrect as rotation does not alter the size of the shape. It only changes its position

Hope this helps :)

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