6-7 Similar Figures
The figures are similar. Find each missing measure.
Since
RPQ ~
The length of
FDE, the corresponding sides are proportional.
is
cm.
cm
Since Figure JKLM ~ NOPQ, the corresponding sides are proportional.
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The length of
is 21 in.
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6-7 Similar
Figures
Since Figure JKLM ~ NOPQ, the corresponding sides are proportional.
The length of
is 21 in.
21 in.
LOGOS The logo for an electronics store is made from similar trapezoids as shown. What is the length of the
missing measure?
Each trapezoid is similar, so the corresponding sides are proportional.
The length of the missing measure is 2 units.
2 units
The figures are similar. Find each missing measure.
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The length of the missing measure is 2 units.
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2 units
The figures are similar. Find each missing measure.
Since
XYZ ~
EFG, the corresponding sides are proportional.
The length of the missing measure is 10 in.
10 in.
Since Figure ADCB ~ HLKJ, the corresponding sides are proportional.
The length of the missing measure is 15 km.
15 km
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The length of the missing measure is 15 km.
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15 km
Since Figure JFGH ~ OLMN, the corresponding sides are proportional
The length of the missing measure is 9 ft.
9 ft
Since
ABC ~
DEF, the corresponding sides are proportional.
The length of the missing measure is 2.125 cm.
2.125 cm
ART The design shown is made using similar triangles and quadrilaterals.
triangle A ~ triangle B and quadrilateral C ~ quadrilateral D.
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The length of the missing measure is 2.125 cm.
6-7 Similar Figures
2.125 cm
ART The design shown is made using similar triangles and quadrilaterals.
triangle A ~ triangle B and quadrilateral C ~ quadrilateral D.
a. Find the missing measure in triangle B.
b. Find the missing measure in quadrilateral C.
a.
The length of the missing measure in triangle B is 10 in.
b.
The length of the missing measure in quadrilateral C is 2.5 in.
a. 10 in.
b. 2.5 in.
GEOMETRY Triangle LMN is similar to
ST is 7 inches?
The value of
is 27 in.
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27 in.
RST. What is the value of LT if RT is 9 inches, MN is 21 inches, and
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GEOMETRY Quadrilateral ABCD is similar to quadrilateral WXYZ. What is the value of WZ if AD is 18 feet, CD
The length of the missing measure in quadrilateral C is 2.5 in.
. 10 in. Figures
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b. 2.5 in.
GEOMETRY Triangle LMN is similar to
ST is 7 inches?
The value of
RST. What is the value of LT if RT is 9 inches, MN is 21 inches, and
is 27 in.
27 in.
GEOMETRY Quadrilateral ABCD is similar to quadrilateral WXYZ. What is the value of WZ if AD is 18 feet, CD
is 27 feet, and YZ is 10.8 feet?
The value of
7.2 ft
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