Similar Figures and Missing Sides

Similar figures: Select all that apply

• Same shape

• Corresponding angles are congruent

• Ratio of corresponding sides are proportional

• Corresponding angles are greater/smaller

Name the corresponding angle or side.

• A

• B

• C

• D

Solve for the missing side

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

Solve for the missing side

• 8

• 7

• 6

• 5

Find side length X.

• 16

• 18

• 2.4

• 15

Choose the similarity statement for the triangles.

• ΔMNL ∼ ΔOPQ

• ΔNOM ∼ ΔPQL

• ΔLMN ∼ ΔPQO

• ΔMLN ∼ ΔPQO

Are the two figures similar?

• Yes

• No

Are the following trapezoids similar? Why or why not?

• Yes, because the corresponding angles are congruent.

• Yes, they are the same shape!

• No, the sides are 2 times larger, but the width is the same.

Mrs. Tinsley used similar triangles to make a design. Which statement about the triangles in the design must be true?

• They are the same exact size.

• They are the same size but different shapes.

• They have corresponding angles that are congruent.

• They have corresponding sides that are congruent.

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

• congruent, proportional 

• proportional, congruent 

• congruent, congruent

• proportional, proportional