Homothetic Polygons

Homothetic Polygons

Two polygons are homothetic when one can be obtained by applying a dilation onto the other.

Two polygons are homothetic if they are similar, if their corresponding sides are parallel and if the lines joining the corresponding points intersect.

Example

Squares ABCD and A’B’C’D’ below are homothetic:

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