Math 7 Name Class Notes Date Exploring Similar Figures Similar Figures — Polygons that have the same shape, but different size. Corresponding — Having the same position. ‘Two polygons are similar if: 1. corresponding angles are congruent AND 2. the lengths of corresponding sides are in proportion, called the scale factor. Show if the triangles below are similar or not. A Y 20 Zz q A 40 3S 15 x B ‘When two polygons are similar, we can write a similarity statement using the symbol “~”. 1, Are the following rectangles similar? w_o25 xX A B 45 36 D c 24 ts 2. Are the following triangles similar? R 15 K 60! 30° pO Sy 30Math 7 Class Notes Name Date Similar Figures Given two figures are similar, corresponding sides must be in proportion. Therefore, we can write a proportion to find the missing side length of one of the figures. 1. Given quadrilateral PQRS ~ TUVW, write a proportion to find the length of PS. Q U 20 a iP Vv 15 x R 2 W s 35 2. Given AIK ~ ALMN, Find the length of IJ and then the length of IK. x i M 28 1 34 7A ys L 35 y K N cH Ifa 36-inch yardstick casts a 21-foot shadow, how tall is a building whose shadow is 168 feet? (Draw a picture with two similar polygons.) 4, Sam wants to enlarge a triangle with sides 3, 6 and 6 inches. If the shortest side of the new triangle is 13 inches, how long will the other two sides be?Math 7 — Assignment #8. Problem Solving with Similar Figures ‘Name Date Find the missing side lengths in each pair of similar figures. 1. AABC~ AXYZ A x 10 25 x Zz c B 3. AABC~ AXYZ ii 15 Zz 34 16 x us x c B 30 5. AJKL~ AGKH K 2. AABC~ AXYZ A iyanueio0 segteZ, 30 x a a B i 40 4 Zz 5 Y 12’ 13 be 6. AABC~ AADE D 125 BNSs 3 tabUse similar triangles to find the missing information. 7. A giraffe is 18 feet tall and casts a shadow of 12 fect. Corry casts a shadow of 4 feet. How tall is Corry? 8. When a Ferris wheel casts a 20-meter shadow, a man 1.8 meters tall casts a 2.4-meter shadow. How tall is the Ferris wheel? 9. A flagpole casts a shadow 28 fect long. A person standing nearby casts a shadow eight feet long. If the person is six feet tall, how tall is the flagpole? 10. A photograph measuring four inches wide and five inches long is enlarged to make a wall mural. If the mural is 120 inches wide, how long is the mural? 11, A 9-foot ladder leans against a building six feet above the ground, At what height would a 15-foot ladder touch the building if both ladders form the same angle with the ground? 12. Chris wants to reduce a triangular pattern with sides 16, 16 and 20 centimeters. If the longest side of the new pattem is to be 15 cm, how long should the other two sides be?Kuta Software - Infinite Pre-Algebra Name. Similar Figures Date. Period. Each pair of figures is similar. Find the missing side. 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If Riverside and Smithville are 54 km apart then they are how far apart on the map? 5) A model house is 12. em wide. Ifit was built with scale of 3 cm : 4 m then how wide is the real house? 7) Amap has a scale of 2 in: 6 mi. If Clayton, and Centerville are 10 in apart on the map then how far apart are the real cities? 2 4) 6) 8) A telephone booth that is 8 ft tall casts a shadow that is 4 ft long. Find the height of a Jawn omament that casts a 2 ft shadow. Find the distance between Riverside and Milton if they are 12 em apart on a map with ascale of 4.cm : 21 km, Oak Grove and Salem are 87 mi from each other. How far apart would the cities be on ‘a map that has a scale of S in : 29 mi? A statue that is 12 ft tall casts a shadow that is 15 ftlong. Find the length of the shadow that a 8 ft cardboard box casts, Answer each question and round your answer to the nearest tenth, 9) A model house has a scale of 1 in: 2 ft. If the real house is 26 ft wide then how wide is, the model house? 11) Ifa 42.9 fi tall flagpole casts a 253.1 ft long. shadow then how long is the shadow that a 6.2 ft tall woman casis? 10) A655 ft tall car standing next to an adult elephant casts a 33.2 ft shadow. If the adult elephant casts a shadow that is 51.5 ft long ‘then how tall is it? 12) Georgetown and Franklin are 9.7 in apart on a map that has a scale of 1.1 in: 15 mi, How far apart are the real ciKuta Software - Infinite Pre-Algebra Similar Figure Word Problems Name. Date. Period, Answer each question and round your answer to the nearest whole number, 1) A 6 fttall tent standing next to a cardboard ox casts a9 ft shadow, Ifthe cardboard box casts a shadow that is 6 ft long then how tall is it? 4ft 3) A map has a scale of 3m : 18 km. If Riverside and Smithville are 54 km apart then they are how far apart on the map? 9em 5) A model house is 12. cm wide. If it was built with a scale of 3 cm : 4 m then how wide is the real house? 16m 7) Atmap has a scale of 2 in : 6 mi. If Clayton and Centerville are 10 in apart on the map then how far apart are the real cities? 30 mi 2) A telephone booth that is 8 ft tall casts a shadow that is 4 fi long, Find the height of a awn omament that casts a 2 ft shadow. aft 4) Find the distance between Riverside and Milton if they are 12 em apart on a map with a scale of 40m : 21 km, 63km 6) Oak Grove and Salem are 87 mi from each other. How far apart would the cities be on amap that has a scale of 5 in : 29 mi? 15in 8) A statue that is 12 ft tall casts a shadow that is 15 ft long. Find the length of the shadow that a 8 ft cardboard box casts. loft Answer each question and round your answer to the nearest tenth. 9) A model house has ascale of | in: 2 ft. IF the real house is 26 ft wide then how wide is the model house? 13in 11) Tfa42.9 fe tall flagpole casts a 253.1 ft long shadow then how long is the shadow that a 6.2 ft tall woman casts? 36.6 ft 10) A65 fttall car standing next to an adult elephant casts a 33.2 ft shadow. If the adult elephant casts a shadow that is 51.5 ft long then how tall is it? lott 12) Georgetown and Franklin are 9.7 in apart on amap that has a scale of 1.1 in : 15 mi How far apart are the real cities?” 132.3 mi