Similar Figures and the Linear Scale Factor is a part of the VCE Further Maths topic Geometry and Measurement. Similar figures have the same shape and the following properties:
- corresponding proportional sides
- corresponding angles of equal size
The size or enlargement of similar figures can be described using a linear scale factor.
So What is Similarity?
This next video looks at similar figures.
Watch the following video to learn how to apply similarity to area and volume.
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