What are similar figures?
Similar Figures

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Similar figures are shapes that have the same shape but may differ in size. Their corresponding angles are equal, and their corresponding sides are in proportion.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What does it mean for two triangles to be similar?
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Two triangles are similar if their corresponding angles are equal and the lengths of their corresponding sides are proportional.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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If two similar triangles have sides in the ratio 2:3, what does this mean?
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This means that for every 2 units of length in one triangle, there are 3 units of length in the other triangle.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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How do you find the missing side of a similar figure?
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To find the missing side, set up a proportion using the lengths of the corresponding sides of the similar figures.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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If Triangle A has sides of 4 ft and Triangle B has a corresponding side of 6 ft, what is the scale factor?
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The scale factor is 6/4 or 1.5.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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What is a scale factor?
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A scale factor is a number that scales, or multiplies, some quantity. In similar figures, it is the ratio of the lengths of corresponding sides.
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FLASHCARD QUESTION
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If two similar figures have a scale factor of 1:4, what does this imply about their areas?
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The area of the larger figure is 16 times greater than the area of the smaller figure because area scales with the square of the scale factor.
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