Dilations and Similar Figures Review

The pair of figures is similar. Find the missing side.

• x = 20
• x = 12
• x = 5
• x = 4

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Matching sides are called

• Corresponding Sides
• Corresponding Angles
• The Same
• Congruent Sides

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

All angles in similar figures are congruent.  

• True
• False

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

Are the following similar? Why or why not?

• Yes
• No, the corresponding angles are not equal.
• No, the ratios of the corresponding sides are not equal.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

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

• Congruent
• Vertical
• Similar
• Complementary 

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

Ms. Phillips used similar triangles to make a design.  Which statement about the triangles in the design must be true?

• They are the same size and shape.
• They are the same size but different shapes.
• They have corresponding angles that are congruent.
• They have corresponding sides that are congruent.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

A dilation is which of the following: 

• only an enlargement
• only a reduction
• Either an enlargement or a reduction
• Neither an enlargement or a reduction

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

In a dilation what mathematical operation is used with the scale factor?

• addition 
• subtraction 
• multiplication 
• division 

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

Enlargement or reduction?  Find the scale factor!

• It's a reduction; the scale factor is 2.
• It's an enlargement; the scale factor is 2.
• It's an enlargement; the scale factor is 1/2.
• It's a reduction; the scale factor is 1/2.

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CCSS.8.G.A.3

A dilation produces a congruent figure

• True

• False

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CCSS.8.G.A.3