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# 8.9: Composite Area and Change of Dimensions

Difficulty Level: At Grade Created by: CK-12

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## Learning Objectives

• Use similarity to generalize the results.

## Similarity

We know that all circles are similar to each other.

Suppose a circle has a radius of r\begin{align*}r\end{align*} units.

• The scale factor of this circle (with radius r\begin{align*}r\end{align*} ) and the circle with radius 1 is:

r:1,r1,or justr\begin{align*}r : 1, \quad \frac{r}{1}, \quad \text{or just} \quad r\end{align*}.

• You know how a scale factor affects area measures:

If the scale factor is r\begin{align*}r\end{align*}, then the area is r2\begin{align*}r^2\end{align*} times as much.

1. Explain how we know that all circles are similar to each other.

(Hint: Think about similar measurements that circles may have.)

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2. If the scale factor of a circle is r\begin{align*}r\end{align*}, how does this relate to a circle’s area?

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8 , 9 , 10
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Jan 13, 2015