Geometry: Rectangle 1 has length x and width y. Rectangle 2 is made by....

[elizabethr]

Please can anyone help? 1. Rectangle 1 has length x and width y. Rectangle 2 is made by multiplying each dimension of Rectangle 1 by a factor of k, where k > 0.
(a) Are Rectangle 1 and Rectangle 2 similar? Why or why not?
(b) Write a paragraph proof to show that the perimeter of Rectangle 2 is k times the perimeter of Rectangle 1.
(c) Write a paragraph proof to show that the area of Rectangle 2 is times the area of Rectangle 1.
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Please can anyone help? 1. Rectangle 1 has length x and width y. Rectangle 2 is made by multiplying each dimension of Rectangle 1 by a factor of k, where k > 0.
(a) Are Rectangle 1 and Rectangle 2 similar? Why or why not?
(b) Write a paragraph proof to show that the perimeter of Rectangle 2 is k times the perimeter of Rectangle 1.
(c) Write a paragraph proof to show that the area of Rectangle 2 is times the area of Rectangle 1.
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[stapel]

Please can anyone help?

1. Rectangle 1 has length x and width y. Rectangle 2 is made by multiplying each dimension of Rectangle 1 by a factor of k, where k > 0.

(a) Are Rectangle 1 and Rectangle 2 similar? Why or why not?
(b) Write a paragraph proof to show that the perimeter of Rectangle 2 is k times the perimeter of Rectangle 1.
(c) Write a paragraph proof to show that the area of Rectangle 2 is times the area of Rectangle 1.

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