Hi!
A is <u>FALSE</u> - If you shrink a shape, it is not increased a shape, yet it is still dilating.
B is <u>TRUE</u> - When you dilate an angle, you're really just shortening or lengthening the sides, but the angle isn't changing.
C is <u>FALSE</u> - Explained above.
D is <u>FALSE</u> - Two triangles that are congruent are <em>exactly the same, </em>therefore if you dilate a triangle, you are changing the size so they are not the same.
E is <u>TRUE</u> - Similar shapes are always the same <em>except for their size. </em>When you dilate a shape, you only change the size, therefore they are equal in every other way and they are similar.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
In this question, it appears that you need to solve this equation in terms of x.
Beginning with the equation a = x(1 + bc), we must isolate the 'x' variable and make an equation equivalent to 'x'. This can be done by:
a = x(1 + bc)
Divide (1 + bc) from both sides, giving you:
If your teacher is asking "which of the following can be used to prove the triangles congruent?" then I agree with your statement that it's "none of the above". We simply don't have enough information to determine if the triangles are congruent or not. If we wanted to use SAS, then we'd have to know if EB = BD was true. If we wanted ASA, then we'd have to know that A = C. If we wanted AAS, then we'd have to know that E = D.
In short, you have the correct answer. Nice work.
