Scale Drawing/Similar Figures MOD CURR

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What is a proportional drawing of an object?

Back

Scale drawing.

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What is the measure of the side that corresponds with FE if the answer is 8?

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8.

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Are these figures similar? Why or why not?

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No, their corresponding sides are not proportional.

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Find the missing side if the answer is 7.

Back

7.

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If a drawing of a flagpole uses the scale 1 in = 4 ft and the pole measures 12 inches in the drawing, how tall is the actual pole?

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48 feet.

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What is a scale drawing?

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A representation of an object that maintains the same proportions as the actual object.

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What does it mean for two figures to be similar?

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They have the same shape but may differ in size.

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What is the constant of proportionality?

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The ratio of corresponding sides of similar figures.

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If a scale drawing has a scale of 1:5, what does this mean?

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1 unit on the drawing represents 5 units in reality.

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How do you determine if two figures are similar?

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Check if their corresponding angles are equal and their corresponding sides are proportional.