Coordinates (age 12+)
Understand similarity as a relationship where one shape is an enlargement of another; construct similar shapes by enlargement with a given scale factor and centre, with and without coordinate grids
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If your child wants to enlarge a photo so it's three times bigger, can they work out the new dimensions — and explain that the shape stays the same but all lengths increase by the same factor?
Understand similarity as a relationship where one shape is an enlargement of another; construct similar shapes by enlargement with a given scale factor and centre, with and without coordinate grids
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- Enlarge a shape by a given scale factor from a specified centre of enlargement
- Determine the scale factor between two similar shapes by comparing corresponding sides
- Explain why corresponding angles in similar shapes are equal while sides are in proportion
“If your child wants to enlarge a photo so it's three times bigger, can they work out the new dimensions — and explain that the shape stays the same but all lengths increase by the same factor?”
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- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Geometry
- Age range
- Ages 12–14
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