Similar Figures

Front

What is true about the shape and size of similar figures?

Back

Similar figures have the same shape but not necessarily the same size.

Front

In similar polygons, corresponding sides are ___ and corresponding angles are ___.

Back

Corresponding sides are proportional and corresponding angles are congruent.

Front

Find the missing side in similar figures: If one side is 10 and the corresponding side is x, and the ratio is 2:1, what is x?

Back

x = 5.

Front

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

Back

True.

Front

What are matching sides in similar figures called?

Back

Corresponding Sides.

Front

What is the definition of similar figures?

Back

Similar figures are shapes that have the same shape but different sizes.

Front

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

Back

All corresponding angles are congruent.

Front

If triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF, what can be said about the ratios of their corresponding sides?

Back

The ratios of the lengths of corresponding sides are equal.

Front

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

Back

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

Front

If the sides of two similar rectangles are in the ratio 3:5, what is the ratio of their areas?

Back

The ratio of their areas is 9:25.