This document discusses proportions, equality, symmetry, and similarity in geometry. It defines ratios and ways to express ratios. Equality means two figures have the same size, shape, and orientation. Symmetry means two figures have the same size and shape but different orientations. Similarity means two figures have the same shape and angles but different sizes. Methods for creating equal, symmetric, and similar figures through transformations like translation, rotation, reflection, and resizing are described.
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UNIT 4 - Proportion and modular structures (Book unit 9)
2. Proportions are built from ratios. A "ratio" is just a comparison between two different things.
We can express the ratio with different notations:
in words: 5 to 10 There are two other notations for this "15 to 20" ratio:
odds notation: 5 : 10
fractional notation: 5/10
With cociente 0.5
With percentage 50%
If figures have the same shape, we can say that there is a constant ratio.
Proportions we will see on this Unit are Equality, Symmetry and Similarity.
Ratios
3. Equality
When two figures have the same size, the same shape and the same
orientation they are Equal.
Equal figures are also Congruent. Congruency happens when you can
place one figure over the other and they fit exactly.
Two equal figures are always on a 1:1 ratio
We can make equal figures with the next methods.
4. 1. Equality: Translation
To move all points of a figure the same distance and
the same direction.
2. Equality: Rotation
To move all points of a figure around a center of rotation. The distance from
the centre to any point on the figure is the same. Every point makes a circle
around the center.
3. Equality: Polygon Triangulation
To decompose the figure in triangles by drawing diagonals from the
vertices.
4. Equality: Translating Angles
To duplicate all the angles of a figure by construction.
5. Equality: Translating Points on a coordinate plate
To move all the points of a figure along the x and y coordinates.
5. Symmetry
When two figures have the same size and the same shape but different
orientation they are Symmetric.
Symmetric figures are also Congruent. Congruency happens when you
can place one figure over the other and they fit exactly.
We can make symmetric figures with the next methods.
6. 1. Symmetry : Reflection
Also known as mirror or axial symmetry. To move all points of a
figure the same distance from an axis (also called mirror line)
but in the opposite direction. One half of the figure Will be the
reflection of the other.
2. Symmetry : Point Symmetry
To move all points of a figure the same distance from a central point
but in the opposite direction. The figure will looks the same Upside
Down.
3. Symmetry : Bilateral Symmetry
As in the reflection symmetry, but when we have volumen. The axis is in this
case a plane and the 2D shape will be here a 3D shape. All points of our
volumen will be at the same distance from a plane-axis but in the opposite
direction.
7. Similarity
When two figures have the same shape and all its angles stay the same
but they have different size they are Similar.
We can make similar figures by Resizing. When you resize a figure you
are doing ir bigger or smaller, but it still looks similar because all angles
stay the same and relative sises are the same (it is in proportion)
8. 1. Similarity : Resize from a vertex
2. Similarity : Resize from a outer point