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4-2 Proportions and Similar Figures
4-2 Proportions and Similar Figures
a) x 7
=
12 30
b)
y 8
=
12 45
c)
25 z
=
75 30
d)
n n +1
=
9 24
• To find missing measures of similar figures
• To use similar figures when measuring
indirectly
• To apply proportions when finding distances
represented on maps.
congruent and corresponding
sides are proportional
scale
drawing
The ratio of a distance in the drawing to
the corresponding actual distance.
scale
factor