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4 Scale Factor and Similarity – Review Name:_______ Class:___

Multiple Choice (#1-7)
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question and write the answer in the space
provided to the left of the question

____ 1. In the two triangles below,  B and E are

a. complimentary angles c. right angles

b. exterior angles d. straight angles

____ 2. ABC and EFG are

a. similar triangles c. equal triangles

b. proportional triangles d. corresponding triangles

____ 3. What is the measure of angles K and S?

 a. 30° c. 80°
b. 60° d. 90°

____ 4. ABC is a scalene triangle, with ABC equal to 86°.A similar triangle, DEF, is made using a scale factor of 3.
In DEF, DEF is
a. 29° c. 86°
b. 43° d. 258°

____ 5. This polygon has sides that are 1.5 cm each. If a similar polygon was created using a scale factor of 3, determine
the side length of the similar polygon.

a. 0.5 cm c. 3.5 cm
b. 1.5 cm d. 4.5 cm

____ 6. A scale diagram of the polygon below was created using a scale factor of 4. The interior angles of the new
polygon would be
 a.
times the size of the angles of the original polygon
b. the same size as the angles of the original polygon
c. 2 times the size of the original polygon
d. 4 times the size of the original polygon

____ 7. Triangle B is drawn from Triangle A using a scale of 1:2. The two legs of Triangle A are 25 mm long. What is
the approximate length of the hypotenuse of Triangle B?

a. 17.5 mm c. 70 mm
b. 35 mm d. 90 mm
Matching
Identify the letter of the term that best matches the description or definition given below. Each term may be used
more than once or not at all. (1/2 mark each)
a. polygon f. regular polygon
b. quadrilateral g. scale
c. ratio h. similar
d. corresponding angles i. scale diagram
e. corresponding sides

____ 8. a two-dimensional figure in which all sides are equal and all angles are equal
____ 9. a two-dimensional closed figure made of three or more line segments
____ 10. a closed figure with four sides
____ 11. line segments that have the same relative position in geometric figures
____ 12. angles that have the same relative position in geometric figures
____ 13. describes figures that have the same shape but different size

Short Answer

14. Two triangles are pictured below. Determine if the triangles are similar. Explain your answer.
15. An observer stands 18 m from the door of a house, and 2.6 m from the street. The observer is 1.3 m tall.
Calculate the height of the house.
16. An architecture student must create a scale diagram of a house she wants to renovate. Determine all of the
horizontal and vertical dimensions of the scale diagram if the student must use a scale of 1 cm: 1.25 m. (2
marks)

17. A diagram of a house on a street is shown below. Determine the distance between Point D and Point C.