Triangles A B C and A double-prime B double-prime C double-prime are shown. Triangle A double-prime B double-prime C double-prime is smaller and to the right of triangle A B C.

Points Q and R are midpoints of the sides of triangle ABC.

Triangle S R Q is shown. Angle S R Q is a right angle. An altitude is drawn from point R to point T on side S Q to form a right angle. The length of S T is 9, the length of T Q is 16, and the length of R Q is x.

The statements below can be used to prove that the triangles are similar. ? △ABC ~ △XYZ by the SSS similarity theorem.Which mathematical statement is missing?



Triangle J K L is shown. Angle J K L is a right angle. An altitude is drawn from point K to point M on side L J to form a right angle.

Triangle QRS is to be dilated using the rule .

Read the proof.Given: m∠H = 30°, m∠J = 50°, m∠P = 50°, m∠N = 100°Prove: △HKJ ~ △LNP

Point O is the center of dilation. Triangle D E F is dilated to create smaller triangle D prime E prime F prime. The length of O F prime is 3. The length of F prime F is 7.




To prove that ΔAED ˜ ΔACB by SAS, Jose shows that .





Rectangle ABCD was dilated to create rectangle A'B'C'D' using point R as the center of dilation.

In the diagram, .

Quadrilateral FGHJ is dilated according to the ruleDO,(x,y) to create the image quadrilateral F'G'H'J', which is not shown.



Point T is at (–16.8, 31.7) and point M is at (1.2, 12.5). Point M is the midpoint of the line segment whose endpoints are S and T.
Line segment ST is dilated to create line segment S'T' using the dilation rule DQ,2.25.
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