Proportions with Similar Shapes

Determine whether the solids are similar.

• Yes, they are similar.

• No, they are not similar.

If two figures are similar, what can you say about their corresponding sides?

• Their corresponding sides are equal.

• Their corresponding sides are proportional.

• Their corresponding sides are perpendicular.

• Their corresponding sides are parallel.

If two figures are similar, what can we say about their corresponding (matching) angles?

• Corresponding angles are parallel.

• Corresponding angles are supplementary.

• Corresponding angles are congruent.

What is the meaning of similarity for triangles?

• Triangles with the same area.

• Triangles that look the same.

• Triangles with equal corresponding angles and proportional corresponding sides.

• Triangles with the same perimeter.

Are they similar?

• Similar

• Not similar

If two figures are similar, the corresponding sides ______________.

• are congruent

• have the same ratio

Which figure is similar?

• A

• B

• C

• D

State if the polygons are similar.

• a

• b

• c

• d

Corresponding angles in similar figures are congruent.

• True

• False

If two polygons are SIMILAR, then the corresponding angles must be _____.

• Complementary

• Supplementary

• Congruent

• Linear pairs