Scale Drawing/Similar Figures

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Vocabulary: A proportional drawing of an object.

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Scale drawing

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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Are these figures similar? Why or why not?

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No, their corresponding sides are not proportional.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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What is the measure of the side that corresponds with FE?

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8

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Find the missing side: If the scale factor is 2 and one side is 14, what is the corresponding side?

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7

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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Vocabulary: A ratio between the measurements of the drawing and of the actual object.

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Scale

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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What is the constant of proportionality in a scale drawing?

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The ratio of any two corresponding lengths in the drawing and the actual object.

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2B

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If two figures are similar, what can be said about their angles?

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Their corresponding angles are equal.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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If a scale drawing has a scale of 1:4, how long is a side that measures 12 units in the drawing?

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48 units in the actual object.

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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What is the scale factor if a drawing of a triangle has sides measuring 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm, and the actual triangle has sides measuring 6 cm, 8 cm, and 10 cm?

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2

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CCSS.7.G.A.1

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If two similar figures have a scale factor of 3:5, what is the ratio of their areas?

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9:25