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What is the primary characteristic of similar figures?
What is the primary characteristic of similar figures?
- They have the same shape and proportional corresponding sides. (correct)
- They have the same angle measures and corresponding sides.
- They have equal corresponding sides and angle measures.
- They have proportional corresponding altitudes and medians.
If two triangles are similar, what can be said about their corresponding angles?
If two triangles are similar, what can be said about their corresponding angles?
- They are perpendicular.
- They are supplementary.
- They are proportional.
- They are equal. (correct)
What is the AA Postulate?
What is the AA Postulate?
- If two figures have equal corresponding angles, they are similar.
- If two figures have proportional corresponding sides, they are similar.
- If two angles and the included side of one triangle are proportional to two angles and the included side of another triangle, then the triangles are similar. (correct)
- If two figures have proportional corresponding altitudes and medians, they are similar.
What is one application of similar figures in real-world scenarios?
What is one application of similar figures in real-world scenarios?
If two triangles have proportional corresponding sides and equal corresponding angles, what can be concluded?
If two triangles have proportional corresponding sides and equal corresponding angles, what can be concluded?
What is the SSS Similarity Criteria?
What is the SSS Similarity Criteria?
What is true about corresponding altitudes and medians of similar figures?
What is true about corresponding altitudes and medians of similar figures?
Where are similar figures commonly used in architecture?
Where are similar figures commonly used in architecture?
Study Notes
Similar Figures
Definition
- Two figures are similar if they have the same shape and proportional corresponding sides.
Characteristics
- Similar figures have the same angle measures.
- Corresponding sides are proportional.
- Corresponding altitudes and medians are proportional.
Properties
- If two figures are similar, their corresponding sides are proportional.
- If two figures are similar, their corresponding angles are equal.
- If two figures have proportional corresponding sides and equal corresponding angles, they are similar.
Criteria for Similarity
- AA (Angle-Angle) Postulate: If two angles and the included side of one triangle are proportional to two angles and the included side of another triangle, then the triangles are similar.
- SAS (Side-Angle-Side) Similarity: If an angle of one triangle is equal to an angle of another triangle, and the sides including those angles are proportional, then the triangles are similar.
- SSS (Side-Side-Side) Similarity: If three sides of one triangle are proportional to three sides of another triangle, then the triangles are similar.
Applications
- Similar figures are used in architecture, engineering, and design to create models or blueprints.
- Similar figures are used in photography to create proportionate and balanced compositions.
- Similar figures are used in physics to model real-world systems and make predictions.
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Test your understanding of similar figures, including their definition, characteristics, properties, and applications in various fields. Learn how to identify and work with similar figures in geometry.
