Similar Triangles

Front

If you dilated a figure by 1/2 will it get bigger or smaller?

Back

Smaller

Front

What side corresponds to the side with the length of 10?

Back

x

Front

What is the side's length of the side that corresponds to 7?

Back

21

Front

To make bigger or smaller in a way that the figure maintains its shape is called?

Back

Dilation

Front

A statement of how two numbers compare is called?

Back

Ratio

Front

What is the definition of similar triangles?

Back

Triangles that have the same shape but may have different sizes.

Front

What is the property of corresponding angles in similar triangles?

Back

Corresponding angles are equal.

Front

What is the property of corresponding sides in similar triangles?

Back

Corresponding sides are in proportion.

Front

If triangle ABC is similar to triangle DEF, and the length of side AB is 4 and side DE is 8, what is the ratio of their corresponding sides?

Back

1:2

Front

What is the scale factor if triangle GHI is dilated to triangle JKL and the lengths of sides are 5 and 10 respectively?

Back

2