Circle 1 has center (-6, 2) and a radius of 8 cm. Circle 2 has center (-1, - 4) and a radius 6 cm. What transformations can be applied to Circle 1 to prove that the circles are similar? Enter your answers in the boxes. Enter the scale factor as a fraction in simplest form

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Sidney Clayton

16 June, 11:45

Circle 1 has center (-6, 2) and a radius of 8 cm. Circle 2 has center (-1, - 4) and a radius 6 cm. What transformations can be applied to Circle 1 to prove that the circles are similar? Enter your answers in the boxes. Enter the scale factor as a fraction in simplest form

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Cassius Finley · Answer 1

The scale factor as a fraction in simplest form

-->4/3

The circles are similar because the transformation rule (+5, - 6)

Can be applied to circle 1

And then dilate it using a scale factor of 4/3