WA Math 10 – Drawing Similar Polygons
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Drawing Similar Polygons
Recall: What made two polygons similar?
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Using the definition of a similar polygon, we are going to practice drawing similar polygons with
different scale factors applied to them.
Scale Factor (k): what something has been enlarged or shrank by
Ex/ Draw a similar square which has each side length scaled by a sale factor of 2.
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WA Math 10 – Drawing Similar Polygons
1. Draw a similar rectangle which has each side length scaled by a sale factor of 3.
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WA Math 10 – Drawing Similar Polygons
2. Draw a similar triangle which has each side length scaled by a sale factor of 1.5.
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WA Math 10 – Drawing Similar Polygons
3. Draw a similar square which has each side length scaled by a sale factor of 2.5.
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WA Math 10 – Drawing Similar Polygons
4. Draw a similar square which has each side length scaled by a sale factor of 0.5.
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WA Math 10 – Drawing Similar Polygons
5. Draw a similar triangle which has each side length scaled by a sale factor of 0.25.
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