Similar Figures Vocab

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

• Congruent

• Vertical

• Similar

• Complementary 

Sides in similar figures must be proportional.  

• True

• False 

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.

All corresponding angles in similar figures are congruent.  

• True

• False

• A

• B

• C

• D

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

Are the two figures similar?

• yes

• no

Figure ABCDE is similar to figure VWXYZ.

Tell whether the two figures are similar. Explain your reasoning.

• Yes, similar because they are the same shape and side lengths are proportional.

• No, not similar because they are the same shape, but side lengths are not proportional.

• Yes, same shape

• No, different sizes

Figure JKLM is similar to figure PQRS.

Which proportion must be true for

these figures?

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