Similar Figures & Indirect Measurement

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

• Congruent

• Similar

• Complimentary

• Vertical

Sides in similar figures must be proportional.

• True

• False

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

• 5 yd

• 10 yd

• 45 yd

• 8 yd

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

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

• Similar and rotation

• Congruent and translation

• Congruent and reflection

• Similar and dilation

Find the length of the missing side.

Find the height of the flagpole.

• 115

• 215

• 305

• 135

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

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