Similar Figures

What are corresponding sides?

• Sides of geometric figures that are in the same relative position.

• Sides that are equal in length
• Sides that are opposite each other
• Sides that form a right angle

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

What are corresponding angles?

• Formed by intersecting two perpendicular lines.

• Angles that occupy the same relative position in similar triangle.

• Acute angles.

• Supplementary angles that add up to 180 degrees.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

What side corresponds to side AB?

Answer explanation

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Which side corresponds with side CB?

Answer explanation

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Triangle ACB was transformed into triangle DFE. Is this an example of an englargement or reduction?

• Reduction (got smaller)

• Englargement (got Bigger)

Answer explanation

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CCSS.8.G.A.4

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Which angle corresponds to angle A?

Answer explanation

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Select similar triangles.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

What is the value of 'x'?

(a)  

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

The video will explain a different way to solve for "x" but this is also an option.

Think about setting up first triangle information equals second triangle information.

Hint: What is 6 multiplied by to get 18?

Hint: What is "x" multilied to get 12?

What is "x"

• 36

• 2

• 3

• 4

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

• A

• B

• C

• D

Answer explanation

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2