Week 9 - Similar Triangles Word Problems

Use the information in the diagram to determine the height of the tree.

• 80 feet
• 320 feet
• 40 feet
• 160 feet

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

A picture of a school’s mascot is 18 in. wide and 24 in. long. It is enlarged proportionally to banner size. If the width is enlarged to 63 in., what is the length of the banner? 

• 84 in
• 71 in
• 47.25 in
• 80

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

A power pole 10 m tall casts a shadow 8 meters long, at the same time that a building nearby casts a shadow 14 m long.  How tall is the building?

• 9 m
• 15.2 m
• 12 m
• 17.5 m

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

• 15
• 13
• 11
• 17

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

A triangle has sizes measuring 11 cm, 16 cm, and 16 cm. A similar triangle has sides measuring x cm, 24 cm, and 24 cm. What is x?

• x = 19 cm
• x = 24 cm
• x = 3 cm
• x = 16.5 cm

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

Solve for f.

• 6
• 4
• 3
• 8

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.4

If two triangles are similar, the corresponding sides are ______________.

• equal

• congruent

• proportional

• none of these

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

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.B.4

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.B.4

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.7.G.A.1