Question

use the drop - down menus to explain if the two figures below are congruent, similar, or neither. if the figures are similar, state the scale factor.
answer attempt 1 out of 2
figure cdef is not congruent to figure qrst because rigid motions cannot be used to map figure cdef onto figure qrst.
figure cdef similar to figure qrst because rigid motions and/ s be used to map figure cdef onto fi

Explanation:

Step1: Recall the definition of similar figures

Similar figures have the same shape but not necessarily the same size. They can be mapped onto each other using rigid motions (translations, rotations, reflections) and dilations.

Step2: Analyze the given figures

Looking at the two figures, we can observe that they have the same shape. Rigid motions (to align them) and a dilation (to adjust the size) can be used to map one figure onto the other.

Answer:

Figure \( CDEF \) is similar to Figure \( QRST \) because rigid motions and dilations can be used to map Figure \( CDEF \) onto Figure \( QRST \).