IXL | Identify similar triangles

Are these shapes similar?

46 mi

42 mi

46 mi

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Are these shapes similar?

30 mm

25 mm

24 mm

20 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. Reflect the second shape so that it matches the first shape.

30 mm

25 mm

24 mm

20 mm

First, see if the corresponding angles are all congruent.

O	≅	W

P	≅	X

Q	≅	V

The corresponding angles are all congruent.

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

OP and WX have a ratio of

, which is equivalent to

PQ and XV have a ratio of

, which is equivalent to

QO and VW have a ratio of

, which is equivalent to

The ratios are all

, so the corresponding sides are proportional.

Since the corresponding angles are all congruent and the corresponding sides are proportional, the shapes are similar.

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Lesson: Similar triangles

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