Similar Figures

Similar Figures

Assessment

Flashcard

Mathematics

6th - 8th Grade

Hard

CCSS
HSG.SRT.A.2, 8.G.A.2, HSG.SRT.C.8

+2

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What are similar figures?

Back

Similar figures are shapes that have the same shape but different sizes. Their corresponding angles are equal, and their corresponding sides are in proportion.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

If Triangle ABC is similar to Triangle DFE, what can we say about their angles?

Back

The corresponding angles of Triangle ABC and Triangle DFE are equal.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

How do you find the missing side of similar triangles?

Back

To find the missing side, set up a proportion using the lengths of the corresponding sides of the similar triangles.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

If a man who is 5ft tall casts an 8ft shadow, how can we find the height of a flag pole that casts a 24ft shadow?

Back

Use the proportion: height of man / shadow of man = height of flag pole / shadow of flag pole.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.C.8

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is the ratio of the sides of similar triangles?

Back

The ratio of the sides of similar triangles is constant and equal to the ratio of any pair of corresponding sides.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

If Triangle ABC has sides of 4, 6, and 8, and Triangle DEF is similar to it, what could be the sides of Triangle DEF?

Back

The sides of Triangle DEF could be in the ratio of 2:3:4, such as 8, 12, and 16.

Tags

CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

True or False: Similar figures can be different shapes.

Back

False. Similar figures must have the same shape.

Tags

CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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