What is a scaled copy of a figure? Let’s look at some examples.

The second and third drawings are both scaled copies of the original Y.

However, here, the second and third drawings are not scaled copies of the original W.

3 drawings of the letter W. The second drawing is spread out making it wider and shorter than the first drawing. The third drawing is squished in, making it narrower, but the same height as the the original drawing.

The second drawing is spread out (wider and shorter). The third drawing is squished in (narrower, but the same height).

We will learn more about what it means for one figure to be a scaled copy of another in upcoming lessons.