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Name: Similarity 6.3

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Topic: Solving proportions

Solve each proportion. Show your work and check your solution.

1. 2. 3.
𝑎 13 3 6 √3 √12
2
= 20 𝑏+2
= 5 =
2 𝑐

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Topic: Proving similarity

Determine if the following shapes are always, sometimes, or never similar. Given a reason for your
answer.

13. Two right triangles 14. Two equilateral triangles

15. A trapezoid and a parallelogram 16. An isosceles triangle and a right triangle

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Topic: Finding missing lengths in similar figures

Write and solve proportions to find the value of each variable on the following sets of similar shapes.

21. 22.

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Set up a proportion and find the missing lengths.

24. Find ℎ. 25. Find 𝑚. Note: ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ∼ ∆𝐸𝐹𝐺.

26. Find 𝑝. 29. Find 𝑤 and 𝑦.

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