a When you write a similarity statement, corresponding vertices must come in the same order.
B
b When you write a similarity statement, corresponding vertices must come in the same order.
C
c When you write a similarity statement, corresponding vertices must come in the same order.
A
a ABCD~ EVOL
B
b RIGHT ~ RONGW
C
c â–ł ODG~ â–ł CAT
Practice makes perfect
a To write the statement in the correct order, we have to identify which vertices are corresponding. This is because when you write a similarity statement corresponding vertices must come in the same order. By transforming one of the figures so it maps onto the other, we can match corresponding vertices easier.
Having transformed one of the figures, we know which vertices are corresponding and we can complete the statement.
ABCD~ EVOL
b Like in Part A, we will identify corresponding sides and vertices by transforming one of them so that it maps onto the other. Then we can write the statement.
Having transformed one of the figures, we know which vertices are corresponding and we can complete the statement.
RIGHT ~ RONGW
c Like in Parts A and B, we will identify corresponding sides and vertices by transforming one of the triangles so that it maps onto the other. Then we can write the statement.
Here we are free to write the statement any way we want. With that said, it is still important that corresponding vertices have the same position in the similarity statement.
â–ł ODG~ â–ł CAT
