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Similar Solids
two solids are similar if the ratios of corresponding linear measures are equal.
Scale Factor
a common ratio of one solid to the other solid.
Thm. 12.13
if two solids are similar with a scale factor of a:b, then corresponding areas have a ratio of a2:b2 and corresponding volumes have a ratio of a3:b3.