Similar Figures Indirect Measurement

For the pair of similar figures, find the length of each side marked with a variable.

• 8 in

• 1 in

• 9.8 in

• 9.3 in

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

• Congruent

• Similar

• Complimentary

• Vertical

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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

• 5 yd

• 10 yd

• 45 yd

• 8 yd

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CCSS.8.G.B.8

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

• x = 12

• x = 3

• x = 40

• x = 4

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Sides in similar figures must be proportional.  

• True

• False 

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

If two figures are similar their angles are______.

• proportional

• congruent

• supplementary

• complementary

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

Are the following similar? Why or why not?

• Yes

• No, the corresponding angles are not equal.

• No, the ratios of the corresponding sides are not equal.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

If two figures are similar, the corresponding sides are ______________.

• equal

• congruent

• proportional

• none of these

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5