What Makes Shapes Similar

Generalize the critical attributes of similarity, including ratios within and between similar shapes.

Part of The student applies mathematical process standards to use geometry to describe or solve problems involving proportional relationships

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What Makes Shapes Similar?

Two figures are similar when they have the same shape but not the same size. Think of a small Texas flag sticker and a huge flag flying outside a school. They look exactly alike, only one is bigger, because every side was multiplied by the same scale factor.

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