- If two figures are similar, then their corresponding sides are ____ and their corresponding
angles are ____. - What are the three sets of conditions of which any one is sufficient to show that two triangles are similar?
a.b.c.- The hypotenuses of two similar right triangles are 4 centimeters and 6 centimeters long, respectively. If the
area of the larger triangle is 27, what is the area of the smaller one?
Concept Review 6: Similar Figures
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2
A
BC
DE
Note:Figure not drawn to scale.- In the figure above, 1 ⏐⏐ 2 , AC=4, BC=5, and CE=6. What is the length of DE?
- In a 5- 8-inch rectangular photograph, the image of a tree is 3 inches high. The photograph is then mag-
nified until its area is 1,000 square inches. What is the height of the tree image in the larger photograph?
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