Similar Shape

Similar shapes have the same...

• Size

• Color

• Shape

• Rotation

Are these shapes congruent or similar?

• Congruent

• Similar

• A
• B
• C
• D

The triangles are similar, solve for the question mark.

• 8

• 12.5

• 18

• 24

Similar Figures are...

• figures that are the same size and the same shape.

• Figures that have corresponding angles that are congruent and corresponding sides that are congruent

• figures that have the same shape but not necessarily the same size.

• Figures that are the same size but different shapes.

Complete each proportion.
CB / DM  =  AC / ?

• BM

• MA

• BC

• AD

Review the picture.  Find the missing side measurement in the picture using a proportion.

• w = 18 m

• w = 6 m

• 6 m

• w = 0.16 m

Solve for X.

• 2 ft

• 3 ft

• 4 ft

• 6 ft

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

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?

• 144 feet

• 72 feet

• 36 feet