Congruence and Transformations

Are these triangles similar?

• Yes

• No, they are congruent

• There is not enough information to determine this

• No, they are not similar nor congruent

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

• x = 12

• x = 3

• x = 40

• x = 4

As it relates to geometry, what does it mean for figures to be similar?

• corresponding sides are proportional and corresponding angles are congruent

• corresponding sides and angles are congruent

• angles are similar, and side lengths are the same, producing a figure that looks very close to another one.

• neither sides or angles are congruent

Which statement is the congruence statement for the 2 triangles?

What does congruent mean?

• Same shape, different size

• Not same shape, or size

• Same size, same shape

What is the similarity statement for the triangle pair?

• ΔXYZ is similar to ΔNEW

• ΔXZY is similar to ΔNWE

• ΔZYX is similar to ΔENW

• ΔYZX is similar to ΔNWE

Calculate the value of the scale factor between the 2 triangles

• 2.5

• 3

• 3.5

• 4

What is the scale factor from ABCD to MNOP?

• 2/3

• 3/2

• 2

• 3

Complete the similarity statement.

• they are not similar