Similar Triangles

Front

A telephone booth that is 8 ft tall casts a shadow that is 4 ft long. Find the height of a lawn ornament that casts a 2 ft shadow.

Back

4 ft

Front

A 42.9 ft tall statue casts a 253.1 ft long shadow. How long is the shadow that a 6.2 ft tall man casts?

Back

36.6 ft

Front

A power pole 10 m tall casts a shadow 8 meters long, at the same time that a building nearby casts a shadow 14 m long. How tall is the building?

Back

17.5 m

Front

Find side length X.

Back

15

Front

Find side length X.

Back

25

Front

Find side length X.

Back

10

Front

Are the triangles similar?

Back

Yes

Front

In similar Polygons, corresponding sides are ___ and corresponding angles are ___.

Back

proportional, congruent

Front

If two figures are similar their angles are

Back

congruent

Front

If two figures are similar, the corresponding sides are ______________.

Back

proportional