Vocabulary
Side Splitter
Find That Value
Name That Theorem
Miscellaneous
100

This is a figure with three sides and three angles

triangle

100


x= 12

100

If these two triangles are similar...

x= ?

x= 13.5

100

The similarity theorem for these triangles:


AA Similarity Theorem

100

Are these two triangles similar?

Yes

200

Figures that have the same shape but different sizes are

similar

200

x= ?

x= 15

200

What value of x would make the two triangles similar?

Find DE

DE= 18

200

The similarity theorem where two sides of a pair of triangles are proportional and the angle in between the sides is congruent.

SAS Similarity Theorem

200

What is the reasoning for #3?

AA Similarity

300

The ratio between corresponding figures.

scale factor

300

z=?

z=6

300


Find the measure of angle E if the polygons are similar

Angle E=110 degrees

300

If (AB/DB) = (EB/CB) what theorem proves that these two triangles are similar?

SAS similarity

300

If triangle ABC ~ triangle XYZ by a scale factor of 1/3 YZ=?

YZ= 4

400

If two triangles are similar then their angles are 

congruent

400

DE || AC

AB=?

AB= 44.8

400

Find AB

AB= 40

400

These triangles are similar by what similarity theorem and what is their scale factor?


SSS similarity

Scale factor: 10 or 1/10

400

This is the similarity theorem for these statements.


SSS Similarity

500

A relationship that is always the same ratio

Proportion/ proportionality

500

DE || AB

x=?

x=9

500

Find x

x= 4.8

500

Similarity shortcut where only two pairs of proportional sides in a pair of triangles are given.

The triangles are not similar/ there is no shortcute

500

How tall is the person? (feet, inches)

4 feet 4 inches