Similar Figures

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What are similar figures?

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Similar figures are shapes that have the same shape but may differ in size. Their corresponding angles are equal, and their corresponding sides are proportional.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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How do you determine if two figures are similar?

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Two figures are similar if their corresponding angles are equal and the lengths of their corresponding sides are proportional.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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What are corresponding angles?

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Corresponding angles are angles that are in the same position in two different figures that are similar.

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

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What are corresponding sides?

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Corresponding sides are the sides of two similar figures that are in the same relative position.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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

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If two triangles are similar, all three pairs of corresponding angles are equal.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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

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The ratio of their corresponding sides is 1:2.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

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What does it mean for sides to be proportional?

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Sides are proportional when the ratios of their lengths are equal.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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If two figures are similar, how do you find a missing side length?

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

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

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True or False: In similar figures, corresponding sides must be equal in length.

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False. In similar figures, corresponding sides must be proportional, not necessarily equal.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

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

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The ratio of the areas of two similar figures is equal to the square of the ratio of their corresponding side lengths.