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Similar and Congruent Shapes

This document discusses similar and congruent shapes. Similar shapes have the same shape but may differ in size, while congruent shapes are exactly the same size and shape. To check if two shapes are similar, you calculate the ratio of corresponding sides and see if the cross products of the ratios are equal. The document provides examples of checking different pairs of triangles and other shapes for similarity using cross products of side ratios. It asks students to determine if additional pairs of shapes are similar or congruent.

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Similar and Congruent Shapes

This document discusses similar and congruent shapes. Similar shapes have the same shape but may differ in size, while congruent shapes are exactly the same size and shape. To check if two shapes are similar, you calculate the ratio of corresponding sides and see if the cross products of the ratios are equal. The document provides examples of checking different pairs of triangles and other shapes for similarity using cross products of side ratios. It asks students to determine if additional pairs of shapes are similar or congruent.

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Take the WOO

Name: Section:
Date: Number:
Similar and Congruent Shapes
Part I: Notes
Similar Shapes: shapes that have the same .
Congruent Shapes: shapes that are the exactly the same. But these shapes could be
into different .
Corresponding Sides: Sides that are in the place in different .

To see if shapes are similar:


1. Check the of their corresponding sides.
2. Cross multiply this ratio.
3. If the cross multiplications equal each other, the shapes are .

These triangles are similar because their corresponding sides are in proportion to each
other.

1
2
2

_1 _ = 2_
2 4

1*4=4
2*2=4

Write a proportion and find the cross products to find out if each pair of triangles is
similar.
Take the WOO
Name: Section:
Date: Number:

2 3 4
4
4
1
8 3

_2 _ = ____
4

Is this pair of triangles similar? Is this pair of triangles similar?

Yes No Yes No
What about this pair of trapezoids? Are these parrellograms congruent?
7 3

10 3 7
8

5 4

Is this pair of triangles similar? Is this pair of parellograms congruent?

Yes No Yes No

Independent Practice: Write the answers to the questions on the board below.
1.

2. 3.

4. a) Congruent or Similar Why:

b) Congruent or Similar Why:


Take the WOO
Name: Section:
Date: Number:

c) Congruent or Similar Why:

d) Congruent or Similar Why:

e) Congruent or Similar Why:

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