Similar Triangles

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.

• 4 ft
• 2 ft
• 8 ft
• 6ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.3

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

If a 42.9 ft tall statue casts a 253.1 ft long shadow then how long is the shadow that a 6.2 ft tall man casts?

• 41.7 ft
• 36.6 ft
• 34.6 ft
• 38.8 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.3

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

A map has a scale of 3 cm:18km.  If Oakdale and Woodridge are 54 km apart, then they are how far apart on the map?

• 15 cm
• 8.7 cm
• 9 cm
• 6 cm

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CCSS.HSN.Q.A.1

State the postulate that proves these triangles are similar.

• SSS
• AA
• SAS
• Not similar

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.3

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

State the postulate that proves these triangles are similar.

• SSS
• SAS
• AA
• Not similar

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

State the postulate that proves these triangles are similar.

• SSS
• AA
• SAS
• Not similar

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.3

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

Find side length X.

• 30
• 25
• 15
• 40

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Find side length X.

• 22.5
• 10
• 9
• 7.5

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.3

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

Which is NOT true about similar triangles.

• The angles in the triangles are congruent to each other.
• The sides are proportional to each other.
• The angles in each triangle add up to 180^o.
• The triangles must have at least one side that is the same length.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.3

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

How long is side x?

• 3
• 1.5
• 8
• 2/3

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2