Corresponding Sides and Angles and Scale Factor

What is true about the sides of similar figures?

• Corresponding sides are proportional.

• Corresponding sides are congruent.

• Opposite sides are proportional.

• Opposite sides are congruent.

What is true about the angles of similar figures?

• Corresponding angles are proportional.

• Complementary angles are proportional.

• Corresponding angles are congruent.

• Complementary angles are congruent.

Scale factor is a ratio _____ to a side to find its corresponding side.

• multiplied

• divided

• added

• subtracted

When you multiply by a scale factor over 1, it will result in ...

• a reduction.

• the same size.

• an enlargement.

• a different shape.

When you multiply by a scale factor less than 1, it will result in ...

• a reduction.

• the same size.

• an enlargement.

• a different shape.

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

• Same shape and same size

• Same shape and not the same size

• Different shape and same size

• Different shape and not the same size

This symbol stands for ...

• is corresponding to

• is proportional to

• is congruent to

• is similar to

The pair of figures is similar. Find the missing side.

• x = 20

• x = 12

• x = 5

• x = 4

In similar Polygons, corresponding sides are ___ and corresponding angles are ___. (Fill in the blanks)

• congruent, proportional 

• proportional, congruent 

• congruent, congruent

• proportional, proportional

When you multiply by a scale factor greater than 1, it will result in ...

• a reduction.

• the same size.

• an enlargement.

• a different shape.