Geometry Name___________________________________ ID: 1

Assignment Date________________ Period____

State if the triangles in each pair are similar. If so, state how you know they are similar and
complete the similarity statement.
1) 2)
P V U
76 ° 65 °

F
Q
R
T
V

78 °
G 63 °
A B
RQP ~ ______
VUT ~ ______
A) similar; SAS similarity; FGR
A) similar; AA similarity; ABV
B) not similar
B) similar; SAS similarity; ABV
C) similar; AA similarity; FRG
C) similar; SAS similarity; BVA
D) similar; AA similarity; FGR
D) not similar

3) 4)
K G F

R
R J
P
Q

Q
P

PQR ~ ______ RQP ~ ______

A) similar; SSS similarity; PKJ A) similar; SSS similarity; GFR
B) similar; SAS similarity; PKJ B) similar; SSS and SAS similarity; RGF
C) similar; AA similarity; PKJ C) similar; AA similarity; RGF
D) not similar D) not similar

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5) 6) PQR ~ KLM
D
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L
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K M
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R
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7) PQR ~ PLM 8) NML ~ NQR

L M Q

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55
P
18
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?
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R
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M
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9) FGH ~ FLM 10)
13x − 3 S
F 7
V 42
2x − 4
36
M T W R
L 54 9
24
A) 13 B) 8
F 104
G C) 4 D) 7

156

H
A) 10 B) 9
C) 3 D) 14

11) 12) TSR ~ TVW

B
63 V
V 24 30
42
27 T W
18
R T
C W 8x A
24
56
A) 8 B) 9 11x − 7
S
C) 4 D) 13
A) 10 B) 14
C) 7 D) 11

13)
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42
48
49
C

L
A) 5 B) 7
C) 9 D) 4

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14) BCD ~ BQR 15) FED ~ FST

Q E D

6
35 104
D R 143
B ?
F
21
? 48

C T S

16) 17)
F 55 G B
98
42
? 50 27 ?
R 39
U V Q
30
110 D C
54 91

18)
B
45
R
35
?
14
C D
33 Q 22

Solve for x. The triangles in each pair are similar.

19) STU ~ PQR 20) FGH ~ FMN

638 G
U T

748 680 595

S
R P F H
F
14x + 23 306
Q 21x − 66

N M
420

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