Let's say that my original paper is 8 inches by 10 inches. I type in 50% to the copier to reduce the paper. Using the math reflection rubric I handed out this year, answer the following questions on your blog (1 bonus point for answering in paragraph form instead of question/answer form):
1) Compare the oringinal paper's side lengths to the new paper's side lengths.
2) Compare the angles of the original to the new paper.
3) Compare the area of the new paper to the area of the original.

1) The original paper's side lengths are 8in. by 10in. The new paper's side lengths are 4in. by 5in. The new paper's side lengths are twice as small as the original paper's side lengths.
2) All of the angles stay the same, no matter how small or big you make the paper. You can have right angles, acute angles, or obtuse angles but they will always stay the same.
3) The area of the original paper was 80in.2. The area of the new paper is 20in.2.The new paper is 4 times smaller than the original paper