7.5 Similar Triangles and Indirect Measurement

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

• Congruent
• Vertical
• Similar
• Complementary 

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.3

CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

Sides in similar figures must be proportional.  

• True
• False 

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.3

• 20

• 30

• 25

• 23

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

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.HSA.CED.A.2

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

Find the height of the tree.

• 8 ft
• 12 ft
• 13 ft
• 15 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Solve for X.

• 2 ft
• 3 ft
• 4 ft
• 6 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

• 205
• 105
• 230
• 135

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CCSS.5.MD.A.1

• 15
• 13
• 11
• 17

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.11

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?

• 144 feet
• 72 feet
• 36 feet

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.6

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

• 5
• 10
• 12
• 15

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3