Activity 6B

Find the missing length. The triangles in each pair are similar.
1) 2)
M G
30
U
78 20

F V H
28
?
K ? L

65
R S

50

State if the triangles in each pair are similar. If so, state how you know they are similar and
complete the similarity statement.
F
3) 10 4)
91 C B
T V

13 W
14 G
70 U
98

A
U
TUV ~ ______ UVW ~ ______
V
5) 6)
T U
16
90 24 C
V
Q 24 A
169
UTS ~ ______
40 36
52 ABC ~ ______
B
U R 82 S

118

Solve for x.
7) 8)
x + 12
6 8 15 14

4
3 2x - 10
Activity 6C
Find the missing length. The triangles in each pair are similar.
1) 2)
C S
45
8
U T
? 50
B U
11 S N

120
55

L ? M

State if the triangles in each pair are similar. If so, state how you know they are similar and
complete the similarity statement.
3) 4) 24
C 169 E F
V U

27
B 104 117 39
R D
W
UVW ~ ______ D
S

BCD ~ ______
5) 6)
35 F

M 15 C
E
18
9 51 ° 45 °
22 E D
41 L
B A
D 51 ° 45 °

CDE ~ ______
C

ABC ~ ______

Solve for x.
7) 8)
6
8 12
2

x-2 10 x+7
8
 Activity 6D
Find the missing length. The triangles in each pair are similar.
1) 2)
C V
7
?
A ? B
10
E
T 32 U
28 D
E 8
D

52

State if the triangles in each pair are similar. If so, state how you know they are similar and
complete the similarity statement.
3) 4) 5)
U D C D C
15

V 41 82 ° 30
12 T

M E
E
95 L

L K
112
M L 64
KLM ~ ______
EDC ~ ______
82 °
K J
91
6)
U
JKL ~ ______
42
24 Solve for x.
T K 7)
30
2 2x - 13
40 4
K M
10

50
71 8)
2 3

L
4

KLM ~ ______ x+3