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Transformations and Similarity
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12/01/2005

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Dilation
Definition
A transformation which enlarges or decreases the size of a figure based on a center of dilation (C) and a scale factor (K)
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Reduction
Definition
If the scale factor is between o and 1
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Enlargement
Definition
If the scale factor is greater than 1
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Glide Reflection
Definition
A transformation mapping P to P' and a reflction in a line that is parallel to the translation
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Transformation
Definition
An operation the maps or moves the preimage onto the image
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Rotation
Definition
A transformation in which a figure is turned about a fixed point
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Center of Rotation
Definition
The fixed point that a rotation moves by
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Translation
Definition
A transformation the maps every two points P and Q and P' and Q' so that PP' and QQ' and segment PP' is parallel to segment QQ' or they are both collinear
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Composition
Definition
Two or more transformations are combined to produce a single transformation
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Similar Polygons
Definition
Corresponence between two polygons auch that their corresponding angles are congruent and the lenghts of corresponding sides are proportional
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