Similar Figures - Real Life

Find the height of the tree.

• 8 ft
• 12 ft
• 13 ft
• 15 ft

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

On a map, the distance between two towns in 2.6 cm. The scale of the map is 1 cm:50 km. What is the actual distance between the two towns?

• 100 km
• 130 km
• 70 km
• 150 km

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.1

Two objects that are the same shape but not the same size are _______.

• Congruent
• Vertical
• Similar
• Complementary 

Tags

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

CCSS.8.G.A.2

All angles in similar figures are congruent.  

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.3

Matching sides are called

• Corresponding Sides
• Corresponding Angles
• The Same
• Congruent Sides

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CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.7

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.8

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

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

Find the height of the person using what you know about similar triangles.

• 4 ft
• 6.25 ft
• 1.25 ft
• 5.75 ft

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.3

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

Using a proportion, find the height of the tree.

• x = 0.0625 ft.
• 16 ft
• x = 16 ft.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

A competitive eater eats 63 hot dogs in 120 seconds.

How long does it take him to eat 1 hot dog?

• 1.9 seconds

• 5 seconds

• 0.5 seconds

• 30 seconds

To find the height of a very tall pine tree, you place a mirror on the ground and stand where you can see the top of the pine tree (this creates similar triangles). Using the measurements of the similar triangles, how tall is the tree?

• 144 feet

• 72 feet

• 36 feet