Which sequence of transformations would result in a figure that is similar, but not congruent, to the original figure?

Select all that apply.

A. a dilation with a scale factor of 1.9 followed by a rotation of - 30°

B. a dilation with a scale factor of 0.1 followed by a translation of 5 units left

C. a reflection across the y-axis followed by a dilation with a scale factor of 10

D. a rotation about the origin of 65° followed by a reflection across the x-axis

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Davis Branch

20 December, 10:30

Which sequence of transformations would result in a figure that is similar, but not congruent, to the original figure?

Select all that apply.

A. a dilation with a scale factor of 1.9 followed by a rotation of - 30°

B. a dilation with a scale factor of 0.1 followed by a translation of 5 units left

C. a reflection across the y-axis followed by a dilation with a scale factor of 10

D. a rotation about the origin of 65° followed by a reflection across the x-axis

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Isabel Krause · Answer 1

Any transformation that involves a dilation (that doesn't have scale factor equal to 1) will result in a similar incongruent figure. This is why the answers are choice A and choice B.