SIMILAR FIGURES

Mrs. Ashley used similar triangles to make a design.  Which statement about the triangles in the design must be true?

• They are the same size and shape.
• They are the same size but different shapes.
• They have corresponding angles that are congruent.
• They have corresponding sides that are congruent.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Triangle PQR is similar to triangle XYZ.
What is the length of line segment XZ?

• 11 in.
• 13.5 in.
• 9 in.
• 20.25 in.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

The two triangular prisms shown above are similar.
What is the value of x, the height of the larger prism?

• 6.8 cm
• 4 cm
• 6 cm
• 7.2 cm

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

CCSS.7.RP.A.2

CCSS.7.RP.A.3

Parallelogram PQRS is similar to parallelogram WXYZ.
What is the length of line segment YZ?

• 3 units
• 11.6 units
• 5 units
• 4.5 units

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Lance the alien is 5 feet tall.  His shadow is 8 feet long.  At the same time of day, a tree's shadow is 32 feet long.  What is the height of the tree?

• 20 feet
• 24 feet
• 29 feet
• 51 feet

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

If triangles ADE and ABC shown in the figure above are similar, what is the value of x?

• 4
• 5
• 6
• 8

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

The pair of figures is similar. Find the missing side.

• x = 20
• x = 12
• x = 5
• x = 4

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

What is the measure of x?

• 12
• 15
• 6
• 9

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

The triangles are similar, solve for the question mark.

• 8
• 12.5
• 18
• 24

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

A tree is 12 feet tall and casts a shadow 9 feet long. A building nearby casts a shadow that measures 24 feet. How tall is the building? (Draw a picture, set up a proportion)

• 24 feet
• 21 feet
• 27 feet
• 32 feet

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8