Question

Here are two polygons on a grid.

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

Answer 1

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.