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Inversely Similar


InverselySimilar

Inversely similar figures have equal corresponding angles described in the opposite rotational sense, and all corresponding distances are in the same positive ratio.


See also

Directly Similar, Homothetic, Similar

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References

Lachlan, R. "Properties of Two Figures Inversely Similar." §220-222 in An Elementary Treatise on Modern Pure Geometry. London, England: Macmillian, pp. 138-139, 1893.

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Weisstein, Eric W. "Inversely Similar." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/InverselySimilar.html

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