Similar Shapes Vocabulary

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

• Constant

• Equal

• Similar

• Rational

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

Are these figures similar? Why or why not?

• Yes, their shapes are the same

• No, their corresponding sides are not equal.

• No, their corresponding sides are not proportional.

• Yes, their corresponding sides are proportional

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

8 ft

12 ft

12.5 ft

25 ft

• 8 ft

• 12 ft

• 12.5 ft

• 25 ft

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

What is the measure of the side that corresponds with FE? 

• 10

• 6

• 8

• 15

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Similar shapes are

• Shapes that always have 4 angles

• Shapes that have congruent angles and sides

• Shapes that have congruent sides but angles that are different

• Shapes that have congruent angles and that the corresponding sides have a common ratio

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

Which term best describes the picture?

• acute obtuse triangle

• acute isosceles triangle

• obtuse equilateral triangle

• acute equilateral triangle

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CCSS.4.G.A.2

Which term best describes a five sided figure?

• pentagon

• hexagon

• heptagon

• decagon

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CCSS.2.G.A.1

Tell whether the two figures are similar. Explain your reasoning.

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

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

• Yes, same shape

• No, different sizes

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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

• Congruent

• Vertical

• Similar

• Complementary 

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

Sides in similar figures must be proportional.  

• True

• False 

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6