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| Math
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Practice
with Similarity |
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Answer
the following questions dealing with similar figures.
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Which
of the following triangles are always similar?
a. right triangles
b. isosceles triangles
c. equilateral triangles
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The
sides of a triangle are 5, 6 and 10. Find the length
of the longest side of a similar triangle whose shortest
side is 15.
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Similar
triangles are exactly the same shape and size.
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In the diagram, DE is
parallel to AC.
BD = 4, DA = 6
and EC = 8. Find BC to the nearest tenth.
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Find
BC.
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Two ladders
are leaned against a wall such that they make the same
angle with the ground. The 10' ladder reaches 8' up
the wall. How much further up the wall does the 18'
ladder reach?
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At a certain time of the day,
the shadow of a 5' boy is 8' long. The shadow of a
tree at this same time is 28' long. How tall is the
tree?
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