Proportions
AA/SSS/SAS Similarity
Similarity Statements
Special Segments of Similar Triangles
100
Describe a proportion.
"What is an equation comparing to ratios."
100
According to SSS Similarity, what do two triangles need to have in order to be similar?
"What is three proportional, corresponding, sides?"
100
True or False?
A similarity statement must ONLY match corresponding angles.
"What is FALSE?"
A similarity statement must match both corresponding angles and proportional sides.
100
Name the indicated segment.
"What is an altitude?"
200
Solve for x.
14/84 = x/66
"What is x=11?"
200
State if the triangles are similar or not and then what similarity statement makes it so.
"What is YES, by AA Similarity?"
200
Complete the similarity statement.
"What is Triangle DCB?"
200
Name the indicated segment.
"What is a median?"
300
Given two equilateral triangles with sides 16 and 18, respectively, the scale factor of the larger triangle to the smaller triangle.
"What is 9 to 8?"
300
State if the triangles are similar or not and then what similarity statement makes it so.
"What is NO, not similar?"
300
Triangle ABC is similar to Triangle XYZ. Complete this statement: Triangle BCA is similar to..."
"What is Triangle YZX?"
300
Name the indicated segment.
"What is a midsegment?"
400
Given the two triangles are similar, find the missing indicated length.
"What is ? = 39?"
400
According to SAS Similarity, what do two triangles need to have in order to be similar?
"What is the lengths of two sides of one triangle proportional to the lengths of two corresponding sides of the other triangle and the included angles are congruent.?"
400
Complete the similarity statement.
"What is Triangle FGH?"
400
Name the indicated segment.
"What is an angle bisector?"
500
Solve for x.
2/x=x/32
"What is x=8?"
500
State if the triangles are similar or not and then what similarity statement makes it so.
"What is YES, by SAS Similarity?"
500
Are the triangles similar? If so, complete the statement. If not, explain.
Not similar, because there is not enough information with degree measures.
500
Given the angle bisector, solve for x.
"What is x=5?"