Part a
start by creating two different circles:
create a point, and label it a. to make the remainder of the activity easier, choose integers for the x and y coordinates of point a.
create a circle with its center at point a and with a radius of your choice. to make the remainder of the activity easier, choose an integer value for the radius.
create another point, and label it b. to make the remainder of the activity easier, choose integers for the x and y coordinates of the point.
create a circle with its center at point b and with a radius of your choice that is different from the radius chosen for circle a. to make the remainder of the activity easier, choose an integer value for the radius.
part b. recall what you know about similarity. if circle b is similar to circle a, what must exist?
part c. what is the difference of the x-coordinate of point a and the x-coordinate of point b?
part d. in terms of rigid transformations (reflections, rotations, and translations), what does this difference represent?
part e. what is the difference of the y-coordinate of point a and the y-coordinate of point b?
part f. in terms of rigid transformations (reflections, rotations, and translations), what does this difference represent?