HW 2.36
Integrated Math 2
Indirect Measurement
Name: ________________________________
Date: _________________________________
Directions: Complete each table. (Some units have changed – PAY ATTENTION!)
1) Time
seconds
minutes
hours
days
weeks
days
=
=
=
=
=
=
1 minute
1 hour
1 day
1 week
1 year
1 year
2) US System
inches
feet
feet
fluid ounces
cups
pints
quarts
ounces
pounds
Length
Capacity
Weight
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
=
1 foot
1 yard
1 mile
1 cup
1 pint
1 quart
1 gallon
1 pound
1 ton
3) Metric System
Length
Capacity
Weight
millimeters
centimeters
meters
=
=
=
1 meter
1 meter
1 kilometer
milliliters
=
1 liter
centiliters
_______ milliliters
=
=
1 decaliter
1 kiloliter
milligrams
=
1 decagram
centigrams
______ milligrams
=
=
1 gram
1 gram
HW 2.36
Integrated Math 2
Indirect Measurement
Name: ________________________________
Date: _________________________________
Directions: For each of the following problems, find the measure of the unknown side labeled
with the variable.
1) MNK
LOK
M
x
2 ft
L
N
3 ft
O
5 ft
K
2) WVX
WUY
U
x
V
13 in
W
12 in
X
11 in
Y
HW 2.36
Integrated Math 2
Indirect Measurement
Name: ________________________________
Date: _________________________________
3) PRS
PQT
R
Q
8m
P
4m
4) ABC
T
x
S
4m
DEF
E
B
12 cm
A
36 cm
5 cm C
F
x
D
5) Assume the triangles are similar. How far is it from the log ride to the pirate ship?
HW 2.36
Integrated Math 2
Indirect Measurement
Name: ________________________________
Date: _________________________________
6) A person 5 feet 3 inches tall casts a 6-foot shadow. At the same time of day a lamppost
casts an 18-foot shadow. What is the height of the lamppost?
7) What is the height of the brace?
8) A 5 foot tall student stands near a flagpole. The flagpole and the student are
perpendicular to the ground. The sun’s rays strike the flagpole and the student at the
same angle, forming two similar triangles. The flagpole casts a 15 foot shadow, and the
student casts a 2 foot shadow. What is the height of the flagpole? (Hint: draw a picture).
HW 2.36
Integrated Math 2
Indirect Measurement
Name: ________________________________
Date: _________________________________
9) At 7 feet 2 inches, Margo Dydek is one of the tallest women to play professional
basketball. Her coach is 6 feet 4 inches tall. If the coach casts a shadow that is 4 feet
long, about how long would Ms. Dydek’s shadow be? (Hint: convert all values to inches,
then solve).
10) Jeremy has two trophies next to each other sitting in the window of his room. His football
trophy is 7 inches tall and his basketball trophy is 13 inches tall. As the light shines in, the
basketball trophy’s shadow measures 2 feet 2 inches long. How long is the football
trophy’s shadow?
11)The Music Factory offers 45-minute music lessons for $40. The Music Makers offers 60minute lessons for $55. Which is the better deal?
12) Challenge: (You must try this!)
Rita sprinted 77 feet in 10 seconds. How many miles per hour is this?