Finding Heights: Calculate Side Lengths in Similar Triangles

Finding Heights: Calculate Side Lengths in Similar Triangles

7th Grade

9 Qs

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Finding Heights: Calculate Side Lengths in Similar Triangles

Finding Heights: Calculate Side Lengths in Similar Triangles

Assessment

Quiz

English, Mathematics

7th Grade

Hard

Created by

Anthony Clark

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9 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A 5-foot tall person casts a shadow of 3 feet. If a nearby tree casts a shadow of 12 feet, how tall is the tree?

20 feet

15 feet

25 feet

10 feet

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Two similar triangles have side lengths in the ratio of 2:3. If the shorter triangle has a side length of 8 cm, what is the corresponding side length in the larger triangle?

12 cm

14 cm

16 cm

10 cm

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a park, a 4-foot tall statue casts a shadow of 6 feet. If a nearby lamp post casts a shadow of 15 feet, how tall is the lamp post?

8 feet

12 feet

10 feet

14 feet

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Two similar triangles have a ratio of 1:4. If one side of the smaller triangle is 5 cm, what is the length of the corresponding side in the larger triangle?

20 cm

15 cm

10 cm

25 cm

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A 10-foot tall flagpole casts a shadow of 5 feet. If a nearby building casts a shadow of 20 feet, how tall is the building?

15 feet

10 feet

40 feet

25 feet

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A triangle has sides measuring 6 cm, 8 cm, and 10 cm. A similar triangle has a side measuring 12 cm. What is the length of the corresponding side that measures 8 cm in the larger triangle?

14 cm

18 cm

16 cm

10 cm

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a triangle, if one angle measures 30 degrees and the corresponding angle in a similar triangle measures 30 degrees, what can you conclude about the triangles?

The triangles are similar.

The triangles are not similar.

The triangles are congruent.

The triangles have different angles.

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A 3-foot tall child casts a shadow of 2 feet. If a tree casts a shadow of 10 feet, how tall is the tree?

5 feet

8 feet

15 feet

12 feet

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Two similar triangles have a side length ratio of 5:7. If the shorter triangle has a side measuring 15 cm, what is the length of the corresponding side in the larger triangle?

18 cm

21 cm

25 cm

30 cm