Definition
Corresponding Sides
Area
Scale Factor
Using Scale
100
How do you solve to determine if 2 ratios are equivalent?
What is cross multiply or simplify the ratios
100
Triangle ABC is similar to triangle GHI. Which side corresponds to side BC?
What is side HI
100
What is the area of the rectangle that is 12 ft by 5 ft?
You must use the correct units!
What is 60 square feet
100
You have a triangle with sides of 2 in, 4 in, and 3 in. What would the new sides be with a scale factor of two?
What are 6 in, 8 in, and 10 in
100
A map uses the scale 1 inch: 7 miles. The distance on the map is 5 inches. What is the actual distance represented by the map?
You must use the correct units!
What is 35 miles
200
What do two shapes have to be to be similar?
What is the same shape
200
Rectangle DEFG is similar to Rectangle MNOP. Which side corresponds to side DE?
What is side MN
200
What is the area of a triangle with a base of 14 inches and a height of 5 inches?
You must use the correct units!
What is 35 square inches
200
What are new sides if the scale factor is 12?
What are 48cm, 72cm, and 84cm
200
A scale drawing of your house uses the scale 1 cm: 3 feet. If the actual measure of the porch is 39 feet, what will the measurement be on the scale drawing?
You must use the correct units!
What is 13 cm
300
What is true about the angles of similar figures?
What is corresponding angles are equal
300
Parallelogram TUVW is similar to parallelogram CDEF. Which side corresponds to side CF?
What is side TW
300
A rectangle has an area of 56 square inches and a base of 8 inches. What is the height of the rectangle?
You must use the correct units!
What is 7 inches
300
You have a new triangle of A'B'C' with side lengths of 15, 16, 20. What would the original sides be if the scale factor was 2?
What are 7.5, 8, and 10
300
A scale model of a boat uses a scale of 1inch: 2 feet. What is the actual size of the boat if the model boat is 20 inches long?
You must use the correct units!
What is 40 feet
400
What is an equivalent fraction to 4/7?
What is 8/14, 12/21, 40/70
400
Pentagon CDEFG is similar to pentagon PQRST. Which side corresponds to side EF?
What is RS
400
Draw a picture of a rectangle with an area of 64 square feet.
What is a rectangle with measurements of 1ft by 64ft, 2ft by 32ft, 4ft by 16ft, 8ft by 8ft
400
Triangle ABC has side lengths of 5, 7, and 8. Your new triangle A'B'C' has side lengths of 2.5, 3.5, and 4. What scale factor was used to get the new triangle?
What is a scale factor of 0.5 or 1/2
400
You take a photograph of Mount Monadnock (a mountain in NH). Monadnock is about 3000 feet high. If the photo scale is 1 mm: 200 feet, what is the measure of the mountain in the photo?
What is 15 feet
500
What is true about the sides of similar figures?
What is corresponding sides are proportional
500
Rectangles BDEF and PSTR are similar. Name a pair of corresponding sides.
What is : Possible answers...
BD and PS, DE and ST, EF and TR, or BF and RP
500
Draw a triangle that would have an area of 20 square inches.
Picture must show units!
See picture
500
You have a triangle with sides 6, 8, 10. What are the new side lengths if you use a scale factor of 3.6?
What are 21.6, 28.8, and 36?