Question

2. The two figures are similar. Consider Triangle 1 to be the pre-image and Triangle 2 to be the image. Write the similarity statement. Justify your answer by showing your work. (Hint: To justify your similarity statement, find the scale factor. What scale factor would you multiply the side lengths of Triangle 1 by to obtain the side lengths in Triangle 2)?

Triangle 1 Triangle 2

Answer 1

Answer: scale factor is 5:3

Step-by-step explanation: scale factor is length of bigger/length of smaller

60/36,40/24,50/30=5:3