Similar Polygons and Finding Missing Sides

Lance the alien is 5 feet tall. His shadow is 8 feet long. At the same time of day, a tree's shadow is 32 feet long. What is the height of the tree?

• 20

• 24

• 29

• 51

Find the value of x.

• 0.5 inches

• 0.5

• 0.05

• 5 inches

x=?

• 3

• 5

• 4

• 6

What is the measure of x?

• 12

• 15

• 6

• 9

• 28.8 feet

• 500 feet

• 45 feet

• 0.002 feet

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

• equal

• congruent

• proportional

• none of these

Find side length X.

• 16

• 18

• 2.4

• 15

Solve for X.

• 2 ft

• 3 ft

• 4 ft

• 6 ft

Solve the proportion.

• p=31.3

• p=308

• p=924

• p=532