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Unit 3
10th Grade
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Define similarity transformation as the composition of basic rigid motions and dilations. Describe similarity transformation applied to an arbitrary figure.
The core standards covered in this lesson
G.SRT.A.2 — Given two figures, use the definition of similarity in terms of similarity transformations to decide if they are similar; explain using similarity transformations the meaning of similarity for triangles as the equality of all corresponding pairs of angles and the proportionality of all corresponding pairs of sides.
G.SRT.B.5 — Use congruence and similarity criteria for triangles to solve problems and to prove relationships in geometric figures.
The foundational standards covered in this lesson
8.G.A.4 — Understand that a two-dimensional figure is similar to another if the second can be obtained from the first by a sequence of rotations, reflections, translations, and dilations; given two similar two-dimensional figures, describe a sequence that exhibits the similarity between them.
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Ensure that students use the notation for similarity.
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Problems designed to teach key points of the lesson and guiding questions to help draw out student understanding
Below is triangle $$A$$.
Transform triangle $$A$$ according to the rule below, and label the transformed triangle as triangle $$B$$.
$${(x,y)\rightarrow(-2(x+2),2(y+2))}$$
Using the animation shown here, identify the transformations that are done to map the white triangle onto the pink triangle.
CCSS High School: Geometry (Similarity, Right T, Trig.) by Tim Brzezinski is made available by GeoGebra under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 license. Copyright © International GeoGebra Institute, 2013. Accessed Oct. 2, 2017, 10:33 a.m..
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Explain how you know, using transformations, that figure $$A$$ is similar to figure $$B$$.
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Lesson 11
Topic A: Dilations off the Coordinate Plane
Describe properties of scale drawings.
G.SRT.A.2
Define and describe the characteristics of dilations. Dilate figures using constructions when the center of dilation is not on the figure.
G.CO.A.2 G.SRT.A.2 G.SRT.A.3
Verify that dilations result in congruent angles and proportional line segments.
Divide a line segment into equal sections using dilation.
G.CO.D.12 G.SRT.A.1.A G.SRT.A.1.B
Dilate a figure from a point on the figure. Use the properties of dilations with respect to parallel lines to verify dilations and find the center of dilation.
G.CO.D.12 G.SRT.A.1.A G.SRT.A.2
Prove that a line parallel to one side of a triangle divides the other two sides proportionally.
G.CO.C.10 G.SRT.B.4 G.SRT.B.5
Identify measurements in dilated figures with the center of dilation on the figure directly and algebraically.
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Topic B: Dilations on the Coordinate Plane
Dilate a figure on the coordinate plane when the center of dilation is the origin.
G.CO.A.2 G.SRT.A.2
Dilate a figure when the center of dilation is not the origin. Determine center of dilation given the original and dilated figure.
Topic C: Defining Similarity
G.SRT.A.2 G.SRT.B.5
Prove that all circles are similar.
G.C.A.1
Prove angle-angle criterion for two triangles to be similar.
G.SRT.A.3
Use angle-angle criterion to prove two triangles to be similar.
Develop the side splitter theorem and side-angle-side similarity criteria, and use these in the solution of problems.
G.SRT.B.5
Topic D: Similarity Applications
Develop the angle bisector theorem based on facts about similarity and congruence, and use this in the solution of problems.
Use the side-side-side criteria for similarity and other similarity and congruence theorems in the solution of problems.
Solve for measurements involving right triangles using scale factors and ratios.
Solve real-life problems with two different centers of dilation.
G.SRT.B.4 G.SRT.B.5
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