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Dilations in Depth

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Explanations 1

A dilation is just a shrinking or expanding of a particular polygon. It keeps the same shape and angle measurements, but the lengths of the sides are different. A scale factor i…
By Bella Cullen

Problems 1

Consider all parabolas of the form y=kx2y=kx^2y=kx2, where kkk is a nonzero real number. Prove that all such parabolas are similar. (Hint: Use a dilation!) When you are ready, c…