If one shape can become another using resizing then the shapes are Similar.

Hence, two shapes are Similar when one can become the other after a resize, flip, slide or turn.

What will effect the similarity of any two polygons?

(i) They are flipped horizontally

(ii)They are dilated by a scale factor

(iii)They are translated down

(iv)They are not the mirror image of one another

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(iv)

(i)

(ii)

(iii)

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Given that, if one shape can become another by resizing, then the shapes are similar.
We know that triangles are similar if, they are flipped or scaled or translated.
Hence, similarity will be affected if they are not the mirror image of one another.
Therefore, similarity of any two polygons will be affected if they are not the mirror image of one another.
The correct option is (1).

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