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Similar Figures - Creating Proportions

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 21mins

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1.

Use the similar figures shown to identify which side corresponds to side  EF\overline{EF}  .

a)

 AB\overline{AB}  

b)

 BC\overline{BC}  

c)

 CA\overline{CA}  

d)

 DF\overline{DF}  

2.

Use the similar figures image shown to identify which angle corresponds to <D<D .

a)

 <E<E  

b)

 <F<F  

c)

 <G<G  

d)

 <H<H 

3.

Quad TQRSBCDETQRS\sim BCDE . Which would be a set of corresponding sides?

a)

TQ\overline{TQ} and BE\overline{BE}

b)

TS\overline{TS} and CD\overline{CD}

c)

RS\overline{RS} and BC\overline{BC}

d)

QR\overline{QR} and CD\overline{CD}

4.

 ΔPQRΔDEF\Delta PQR\sim\Delta DEF . Which describes the relationship between the corresponding sides of the two triangles?

a)

PQDE=46\frac{PQ}{DE}=\frac{4}{6}

b)

PQDE=64\frac{PQ}{DE}=\frac{6}{4}

c)

PQEF=49\frac{PQ}{EF}=\frac{4}{9}

d)

PRDE=66\frac{PR}{DE}=\frac{6}{6}

5.

 ΔPQRΔSTU\Delta PQR\sim\Delta STU . Which proportion can be used to solve for n?

a)

 515=n12\frac{5}{15}=\frac{n}{12}  

b)

 155=n12\frac{15}{5}=\frac{n}{12}  

c)

 13n=1236\frac{13}{n}=\frac{12}{36}  

d)

 13n=3612\frac{13}{n}=\frac{36}{12}  

6.

 ΔABC\Delta ABC and ΔDEF\Delta DEF are shown. Which statement is true?

a)

 ΔABCΔFDE\Delta ABC\sim\Delta FDE  

b)

 ABCB=DEFE\frac{AB}{CB}=\frac{DE}{FE}  

c)

 <B<D<B\cong<D  

d)

 ABAC=DFDE\frac{AB}{AC}=\frac{DF}{DE}  

7.

 ΔMNPΔRST.\Delta MNP\sim\Delta RST. Which statement is true?

a)

 <M=<N<M=<N  

b)

 MP10=54\frac{MP}{10}=\frac{5}{4}  

c)

 <N=<R<N=<R  

d)

 RS5=1210\frac{RS}{5}=\frac{12}{10}  

8.

The two quadrilaterals are shown are similar. Which similarity statement is correct?

a)

ABCDZWXYABCD\sim ZWXY

b)

ABCDZYXWABCD\sim ZYXW

c)

ABCDWZYXABCD\sim WZYX

d)

ABCDWXYZABCD\sim WXYZ

9.

A parking meter that is 1.6m tall casts a shadow of 3.6m long. At the same time, a tree casts a shadow 9m long. Which proportion could be used to find the height of the tree?

a)

x9=1.63.6\frac{x}{9}=\frac{1.6}{3.6}

b)

93.6=1.6x\frac{9}{3.6}=\frac{1.6}{x}

c)

91.6=3.6x\frac{9}{1.6}=\frac{3.6}{x}

d)

x1.6=3.69\frac{x}{1.6}=\frac{3.6}{9}

10.

 ΔDEF\Delta DEF is similar to ΔLMN\Delta LMN . Which THREE proportions can use be used to find the value of x?

a)

 24x=1213\frac{24}{x}=\frac{12}{13}  

b)

 1210=5x\frac{12}{10}=\frac{5}{x}  

c)

 105=x13\frac{10}{5}=\frac{x}{13}  

d)

 1224=13x\frac{12}{24}=\frac{13}{x}  

e)

 13x=524\frac{13}{x}=\frac{5}{24}