Intro to Similarity

Which best describes the pair of figures?

• similar

• not similar

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

• x = 12

• x = 3

• x = 40

• x = 4

Quadrilateral KLMN is similar to quadrilateral WXYZ. Which statement about these quadrilaterals must be true?

• Angle NKL is congruent to angle ZWX

• Angle NKL is congruent to angle XYZ

Mr. Ortiz used similar triangles to make a design. Which statement about the triangles in the design must be true?

• The 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.

Figure JKLM is similar to figure PQRS. Which proportion must be true for these figures?

Similar polygons have corresponding sides that are proportional and corresponding angles that are

• congruent

• parallel

• similar

• proportional

Which best describes the pair of figures?

• similar

• not similar

Which best describes the pair of figures?

• similar

• not similar

All angles in similar figures are congruent.  

• True

• False