Similar Figures & Indirect Measurement

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

• Congruent

• Similar

• Complimentary

• Vertical

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

Sides in similar figures must be proportional.

• True

• False

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

Two _______ figures have corresponding sides and angles. They are the same shape and size.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

• 5 yd

• 10 yd

• 45 yd

• 8 yd

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.10

CCSS.HSG.SRT.D.11

A statue 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? (Using a separate sheet of paper, draw a picture, set up a proportion)

• 32 feet

• 46 feet

• 20 feet

• 200 feet

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

Are these figures similar or congruent? What transformation was used?

• Similar and rotation

• Congruent and translation

• Congruent and reflection

• Similar and dilation

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CCSS.8.G.A.4

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Find the length of the missing side.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Find the height of the flagpole.

• 115

• 215

• 305

• 135

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

Are these figures similar or congruent? What transformation happened to map the second figure.

• Similar and reflection

• Congruent and rotation

• Similar and dilation

• Congruent and dilation

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CCSS.8.G.A.4

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

For the pair of similar figures, find the length of each side marked with a variable.

• 1.8 in
• 2.1 in
• 9.8 in
• 9.3 in