Answer:
Scale factors will determine whether a shape is similar or not.
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"The scale factor is the ratio of the length of a side of one figure to the length of the corresponding side of the other figure. Here, XYUV=123=4 . So, the scale factor is 4 . Note that when a two-dimensional figure is enlarged ( dilated ) by a scale factor of k , the area of the figure is changed by a factor of k2 ."
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