Given:

Figure 1 larger
Figure 2 smaller scale

Describe the sequence of transformations that exhibits the similarity between Figures 1 and 2.

(1 point)
Responses

reflection and translation
reflection and translation

translation and dilation
translation and dilation

dilation and reflection
dilation and reflection

rotation and dilation

1 answer

To establish the similarity between Figure 1 (larger) and Figure 2 (smaller), the sequence of transformations typically involves:

  1. Dilation: This is the primary transformation that changes the size of a figure while maintaining its shape. In this case, Figure 1 is dilated down to create Figure 2.

  2. Translation: If necessary, a translation could be applied to position Figure 2 in relation to Figure 1.

Therefore, the most appropriate response that describes the sequence of transformations exhibiting the similarity between Figures 1 and 2 is:

translation and dilation