Similar Figures and Corresponding Side Lengths

The figures are similar. Find x.

• x = 80

• x = 5

• x = 18.5

• x = 11

Are the figures similar?

• yes

• no

How are corresponding side lengths of two similar figures related?

The figures are similar. Find x.

• x = 18

• x = 14

• x = 3

• x = 7

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

• x = 1

• x = 3

• x = 9

• x = 5

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

• x = 9

• x = 28

• x = 7

• x = 63

As it relates to geometry, what does it mean for figures to be similar?

• corresponding sides are proportional and corresponding angles are congruent

• corresponding sides and angles are congruent

• angles are similar, and side lengths are the same, producing a figure that looks very close to another one.

• neither sides or angles are congruent

Look at the following picture! The ratio of the corresponding sides is . . .

Look at the following picture! The ratio of the corresponding sides is . . .

Which side length corresponds with EF?

• ML

• LM

• OL

• EH