Triangle Similarity

Question 1

What do triangle proportion allow you to find?

Answer 1

missing sides or angles

Question 2

When the lines are parallel the sides are…

Answer 2

proportional

Question 3

When the sides are proportional the lines are…

Answer 3

parallel

Question 4

If two figures are similar and their perimeter ratio is 2/4 what is their area ratio?

Answer 4

4/16

Question 5

What is a scale drawing?

Answer 5

a drawing that is smaller/larger than the objects real size

Question 6

In a triangle, what do parallel lines create?

Answer 6

equal proportion

Question 7

What is a dilation?

Answer 7

transformation that changes an object’s size but not its shape

Question 8

What is a scale factor?

Answer 8

description of how much the figure has enlarged or reduced

Question 9

How could you find a triangle side on the coordinate plane

Answer 9

distance formula

Question 10

Which postulates prove similarity?

Answer 10

SSS or SAS

Question 11

What is the distance formula?

Answer 11

square root of (x2-x1)squared + (y2-y1) squared