GEOM CP Unit 8 Vocab

Front

What is an equation stating that two ratios are equal?

Back

A proportion.

Front

What is a comparison of two quantities?

Back

A ratio.

Front

What do you call polygons with the same shape but different sizes?

Back

Similar polygons.

Front

What is the ratio of corresponding sides of two similar polygons called?

Back

Scale factor.

Front

True or False: A scale factor is an equation stating that two ratios are equal.

Back

False.

Front

What is the term for a relationship where two ratios are equal?

Back

Proportion.

Front

If two polygons are similar, what can be said about their corresponding angles?

Back

They are equal.

Front

What is the scale factor if the lengths of two similar triangles are 4 cm and 8 cm?

Back

2.

Front

What is the term for the relationship between two quantities that can be expressed as a fraction?

Back

Ratio.

Front

If the scale factor of two similar figures is 3:5, what does this mean?

Back

For every 3 units in the first figure, there are 5 units in the second figure.