Similar Figures

Similar Figures

Multiple Choice

Oak Grove and Salem are 87 mi from each other. How far apart would the cities be on a map that has a scale of 5 in : 29 mi?

• 20

• 25

• 15

Open Ended

Oak Grove and Salem are 87 mi from each other. How far apart would the cities be on a map that has a scale of 5 in : 29 mi?

5/29 = x/87

x = 15 ins

Multiple Choice

A statue that is 12 ft tall casts a shadow that is 15 ft long. Find the length of the shadow that a 8 ft cardboard box casts.

• 20 ft

• 10 ft

• 15 ft

Open Ended

A statue that is 12 ft tall casts a shadow that is 15 ft long. Find the length of the shadow that a 8 ft cardboard box casts.

12/15 = 8//x

12x = 8 x 15

x = 10 ft

Similar Figures

Standards 7.RP.2a, 7.G.1

Two figures are similar if their corresponding angles are congruent , and the ratios of the lengths of their corresponding sides are equal.

Similar Figures

A 6 ft tall tent standing next to a cardboard box casts a 9 ft shadow. If the cardboard box casts a shadow that is 6 ft long then how tall is it?/

6/9 = x/6

Applying cross products 9x = 36 and x =4 ft

Multiple Choice

Similar Figures practice

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.

• 2 ft

• 3 ft

• 4 ft

Multiple Choice

if a 36-in yardstick cast a 21 foot shadow, how tall is a building whose shadow is 168 feet?

• 288 ft

• 288 ins

• 208 ins

Multiple Choice

Two figures are similar if their corresponding angles are congruent , and the ratios of the lengths of their corresponding sides are equal.

• Yes

• No

• Not sure