Identifying Similar Figures

Find missing side

• 5
• 7
• 9
• 11

Find y.

• 144
• 18
• 72
• 12

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

• x = 20
• x = 12
• x = 5
• x = 4

Matching sides are called

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

Using a proportion, find the height of the tree.

• x = 0.0625 ft.

• 36 ft.

• 16 ft.

Solve for X.

• 2 ft
• 3 ft
• 4 ft
• 6 ft

Angles in the same position are called

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

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?

• x = 19 cm
• x = 24 cm
• x = 3 cm
• x = 16.5 cm

A tree 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? (Draw a picture, set up a proportion)

• 24 feet
• 21 feet
• 27 feet
• 32 feet

A rectangular garden is 45 ft wide and 70 ft long. On a blueprint, the width is 9 in. Identify the length on the blueprint. 

• 7 in
• 9 in
• 12 in
• 14 in