Slope Similar Right Triangles

Which equation PROVES that the two triangles have the same slope? TIP: What is the slope of the line given?

Which statement is true about the right triangles shown in the coordinate plane?

• The triangles are unrelated to one another.

• The triangles are congruent, because they have the same slope.

• The triangles are similar and therefore have the same slope.

• The triangles are similar and do not have the same slope.

Triangle PQR and RST are similar right triangles. Which proportion can be used to show that the slope of line PR is equal to the slope of line RT?

Identify the slope of the black line. You can use the blue slope triangles to help you.

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When given two similar triangles on the same line, they will ALWAYS have the same _______________?

• y-intercept

• x

• slope

• y

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Triangles ABC and DEF are similar. The slope of the hypotenuse of ABC is...

• the same as the hypotenuse of triangle DEF

• half of the slope of triangle DEF

• twice the slope of the hypotenuse of DEF

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• B

• C

• D

Triangles ABC and DEF are similar. The slope of the hypotenuse of ABC is...

• the same as the hypotenuse of triangle DEF

• half of the slope of triangle DEF

• twice the slope of the hypotenuse of DEF