similar triangles

Front

Are the triangles similar?

Back

No

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

Front

If two figures are similar their angles are______.

Back

congruent

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

Front

Matching sides are called

Back

Corresponding Sides

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

Front

Find side length X if the sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 5:3 and one side of the larger triangle is 50.

Back

30

Front

Sides in similar figures must be proportional. True or False?

Back

True

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

Front

What is the definition of similar triangles?

Back

Triangles that have the same shape but may differ in size; their corresponding angles are equal and their corresponding sides are proportional.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

Front

If triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF, what can we say about their angles?

Back

Angle A = Angle D, Angle B = Angle E, Angle C = Angle F.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Front

What is the ratio of the corresponding sides of two similar triangles if one side of the first triangle is 12 and the corresponding side of the second triangle is 8?

Back

The ratio is 12:8 or 3:2.

Front

If two triangles have sides in the ratio 4:5, are they similar?

Back

Not necessarily; we also need to check if their angles are congruent.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

Front

What is the relationship between the areas of two similar triangles?

Back

The ratio of their areas is the square of the ratio of their corresponding sides.