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Here are two polygons on a grid.

Is PQRST a scaled copy of ABCDE? Explain your reasoning. HELP PLEASE

Here are two polygons on a grid. Is PQRST a scaled copy of ABCDE? Explain your reasoning-example-1

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Answer:

No.

Explanation:

For polygon PQRST to be considered a scaled copy of polygon ABCDE, it means every segments of polygon ABCDE were increased proportionally by a scale factor.

The segments in polygon PQRST were not gotten using the same scale factor, hence, it is not a scaled copy of the original polygon, ABCDE.

Segment CD = 2 units, it corresponds to segment RS = 4 units. Scale factor = RS/CD = 4/2 = 2

Segment BC = 1 unit, it corresponds to segment QR = 1 unit. Scale factor = QR/BC = 1/1 = 1 units.

Varying scale factor shows polygon PQRST is not a scaled copy of polygon ABCDE.

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