Solving with Similar Triangles

Find the length of the missing part.

• 11

• 12

• 18

• 15

A man, 6 feet tall, is walking away from a street light. If the length of the man’s shadow is 4 feet when he is 8 feet from the light, then how high is the light?

• 12 feet

• 8 feet

• 24 feet

• 18 feet

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

Find x.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Find x.

• 25

• 24

• 21

• 22

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.9

Given that the two triangles are similar,

find the value of X and Y.

• X=2.5 and Y=6.5

• X=6.5 and Y=2.5

• X=3 and Y=7

• X=2 and Y= 5

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

The two right triangles below are similar. What is x, the missing side length in triangle DEF? 

• 3.75

• 9.75

• 10

• 12

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

The two triangles are similar. Find the distance d across the river?

• 81m

• 18m

• 16m

• 25m

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

The triangles are similar, solve for the question mark.

• 8

• 12.5

• 18

• 24

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.4

Find the missing side in the similar figure above.

• 26

• 27.6

• 25.2

• 28.8

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2

Complete each proportion.
CB / DM  =  AC / ?

• BM

• MA

• BC

• AD

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.A.2