IXL | Identify similar figures

Are these shapes similar?

40 mi

38 mi

40 mi

yes

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question

Are these shapes similar?

50 mm

55 mm

34 mm

50 mm

55 mm

29 mm

yes

key idea

Shapes are similar if their corresponding angles are all congruent and their corresponding sides are proportional.

solution

Look for the parts that appear to be corresponding. Rotate the second shape so that it matches the first shape.

50 mm

55 mm

34 mm

50 mm

55 mm

29 mm

First, see if the corresponding angles are all congruent.

You cannot tell if the corresponding angles are congruent.

Next, see if the corresponding sides are proportional. Start by finding the lengths of all the sides.

CB and PQ have a ratio of

, which is equivalent to

BD and QO have a ratio of

, which is equivalent to

DC and OP have a ratio of

The ratios are not all the same, so the corresponding sides are not proportional.

Since the corresponding sides are not proportional, the shapes are not similar.

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Lesson: Similarity

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DD.1Scale drawings of polygons

L.10Do the ratios form a proportion?

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