Similar figures and scale factor

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1. Similar figures and scale factor
2. Enlargement
3. Corresponding parts and AA similarity
4. Missing lengths by proportion
5. Nested triangles and parallel lines
6. Scale factor in both directions
7. Area scale factor
8. Volume scale factor and models
9. Enlargement not from the origin
10. Negative scale factors on the grid
11. Finding the centre of enlargement
12. Maps, models and inaccessible distances