Open Up - Grade 8 - Mathematics - Unit 2 - Lesson 2

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5 Questions

Here are Circles c and d. Point O is the center of dilation, and the dilation takes Circle c to Circle d.
Plot a point on Circle c. Label the point P. Plot where P goes when the dilation is applied.

Plot a point on Circle d. Label the point Q. Plot a point that the dilation takes to Q.

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Here is triangle ABC.

Dilate each vertex of triangle ABC using P as the center of dilation and a scale factor of 2. Draw the triangle connecting the three new points.(Show Your Work)

Dilate each vertex of triangle ABC  using P as the center of dilation and a scale factor of . Draw the triangle connecting the three new points.(Show Your Work)

Measure the longest side of each of the three triangles. What do you notice?(short answer)

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Here is triangle ABC.

Measure the angles of each triangle(That you created in question 2). What do you notice?

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Describe a rigid transformation that you could use to show the polygons are congruent.

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The line has been partitioned into three angles.
Is there a triangle with these three angle measures?

Yes, there is a triangle with these measurements.

No, a triangle with these measurements is not possible.

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