Quiz about Finding the Missing Side of Similar Figures

Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

x = 3

Answer

x = 1

Answer

x = 9

Answer

x = 5

Question 2

Find missing side

Accepted Answer

7

Answer

5

Answer

9

Answer

11

Question 3

Solve for X.

Accepted Answer

2 ft

Answer

3 ft

Answer

4 ft

Answer

6 ft

Question 4

Find y.

Accepted Answer

12

Answer

144

Answer

18

Answer

72

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

x = 5

Answer

x = 20

Answer

x = 12

Answer

x = 4

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

Similar

Answer

Congruent

Answer

Vertical

Answer

Complementary

Question 7

Matching sides are called

Accepted Answer

Corresponding Sides

Answer

Corresponding Angles

Answer

The Same

Answer

Congruent Sides

Question 8

Using a proportion, find the height of the tree.

Accepted Answer

x = 16 ft.

Answer

x = 0.0625 ft.

Answer

16 ft

Question 9

Solve for X.

Accepted Answer

2 ft

Answer

3 ft

Answer

4 ft

Answer

6 ft

Question 10

All corresponding angles in similar figures are congruent.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 11

Sides that are in the same position are called

Accepted Answer

Corresponding Sides

Answer

Corresponding Angles

Answer

The Same

Answer

Congruent Sides

Question 12

Tell whether the two figures are similar. Explain your reasoning. (Hint: are they proportional?)

Accepted Answer

No, not similar because they are the same shape, but side lengths are not proportional.

Answer

Yes, similar because they are the same shape and side lengths are proportional.

Answer

Yes, same shape

Answer

No, different sizes

Question 13

Angles in the same position are called

Accepted Answer

Corresponding Angles

Answer

Corresponding Sides

Answer

The Same

Answer

Congruent Angles

Question 14

Two shapes that are similar are also congruent

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 15

Sides in similar figures must be proportional.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 16

Are the following similar? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

No, the ratios of the corresponding sides are not equal.

Answer

Yes

Answer

No, the corresponding angles are not equal.

Question 17

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?

Accepted Answer

x = 16.5 cm

Answer

x = 19 cm

Answer

x = 24 cm

Answer

x = 3 cm

Question 18

To find the height of a very tall pine tree, you place a mirror on the ground and stand where you can see the top of the pine tree.  How tall is the tree?

Accepted Answer

72 feet

Answer

144 feet

Answer

36 feet

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

x = 12

Answer

x = 3

Answer

x = 40

Answer

x = 4

Question 20

Solve the proportion.
____ = ____

Accepted Answer

p=308

Answer

p=31.3

Answer

p=924

Answer

p=532

Finding the Missing Side of Similar Figures

20 questions

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

Find missing side

Solve for X.

Find y.

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

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

Matching sides are called

Using a proportion, find the height of the tree.

Solve for X.

All corresponding angles in similar figures are congruent.

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