Similar Congruent Corresponding Scale Vocabulary

Which statement about similar triangles is NOT true.

• They are the same shape and different sizes

• The corresponding sides are proportional

• The corresponding angles are congruent

• They are the same shape and same sizes

Mr. Ortiz used similar rectangles to make a design. Which statement about the rectangles 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

To find a missing side of similar figures, you will use a __________

• fraction

• pi formula

• proportion box

• none of the above

Kevin loved his family photo so he had it enlarged. The original was 4 inches long and the new copy is 16 inches long. What is the scale factor that Kevin used? How will you solve this?

• Make a fraction with units and then simplify

• Make a proportion box

• Make a fraction with the smaller number always on top

• long divide to get a decimal

Figures are similar if they are the ___________ and __________

• Same shape and same size

• same shape and different sizes

• Same size and different shapes

Which word means sides that have same measure (length)?

• congruent

• corresponding

• similar

Which word means angles that have same measure (degrees)?

• congruent

• corresponding

• similar

Which word means angles that are in the same place on different figures?

• congruent

• corresponding

• similar

Which word means sides that are in the same place on different figures?

• congruent

• corresponding

• similar

Which word means "the number that you multiply by to make a scaled copy"?

• ratio

• scale factor

• similar figure