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 the ratios 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 is the criteria for two figures to be similar?

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

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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 corresponding sides?

Back

The lengths of their corresponding sides are in proportion.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

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How do you find the missing side in similar figures?

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Set up a proportion using the lengths of the corresponding sides and solve for the missing side.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

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What is the relationship between corresponding angles in similar figures?

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Corresponding angles in similar figures 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, what can be said about angle A and angle D?

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Angle A is equal to angle D.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

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If the sides of two similar triangles are in the ratio 2:3, what is the ratio of their areas?

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The ratio of their areas is the square of the ratio of their corresponding sides, which is 4:9.

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What is a proportion?

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A proportion is an equation that states that two ratios are equal.

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CCSS.7.RP.A.2A

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If the lengths of two sides of a triangle are 6 and 9, what is the ratio of these sides?

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The ratio of the sides is 6:9, which simplifies to 2:3.

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In similar trapezoids, if one side is 10 and the corresponding side is 15, what is the scale factor?

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The scale factor is 10:15, which simplifies to 2:3.

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CCSS.7.G.A.1