Quiz about Indirect measure

Question 1

Find the height of the tree.

Accepted Answer

15 ft

Answer

8 ft

Answer

12 ft

Answer

13 ft

Question 2

To measure the distance across a pond, a surveyor locates points A, B, C, D, and E as shown.  What is AB to the nearest meter?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

10

Answer

12

Answer

18

Question 3

The triangles are similar, solve for the question mark.

Accepted Answer

18

Answer

8

Answer

12.5

Answer

24

Question 4

At the same time a 6 foot person casts a 2 foot shadow, a nearby flagpole casts a ten foot shadow.  How tall is the flagpole?

Accepted Answer

30 feet

Answer

3 feet

Answer

10 feet

Answer

16 feet

Question 5

A tree is 72 feet tall and has a shadow that is 12 feet long.  A nearby tree has a shadow of 5 feet.  How tall is the tree?

Accepted Answer

30 ft.

Answer

3 ft.

Answer

300 ft.

Answer

35 ft.

Question 6

Find missing side

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

5

Answer

9

Answer

11

Question 7

Read the problem and find the missing measurement. Use labels or pictures to help set up the problem.
A home's height is 40 ft. and casts a shadow that is 12 ft.. A car in the driveway is 10 ft. high. How long is the car's shadow?

Accepted Answer

x = 3 ft.

Answer

x = 12 ft.

Answer

x = 120 ft.

Answer

none of the above

Question 8

Solve for f.

Accepted Answer

4

Answer

6

Answer

3

Answer

8

Question 9

Question 9.

Accepted Answer

10

Answer

5

Answer

12

Answer

15

Question 10

Find side length X.

Accepted Answer

25

Answer

30

Answer

15

Answer

40

Question 11

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

Accepted Answer

Similar

Answer

Congruent

Answer

Vertical

Answer

Complementary

Question 12

Matching sides are called

Accepted Answer

Corresponding Sides

Answer

Corresponding Angles

Answer

The Same

Answer

Congruent Sides

Question 13

Sides in similar figures must be proportional.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 14

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.  How tall is the tree?

Accepted Answer

72 feet

Answer

144 feet

Answer

36 feet

Question 15

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)

Accepted Answer

32 feet

Answer

24 feet

Answer

21 feet

Answer

27 feet

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