Question

Use the drop-down menus below to state the sequence of transformations that maps Figure W onto Figure X in the animation below. Then use those transformations to determine: are the two figures congruent? Use the drop-down menus to explain why or why not.

Answer 1

Dilate, Reflect

Not congruent, dilations are used

Explanation:

Dilate the figure by a scale factor of 1/3

Reflecting the resulting shape will map the figure

Step 1: Dilate by 1/3

Step 2: Reflect over the y-axis

Since dilations are used, the figures are not the same, as it changes area and side lengths.

-Chetan K