Similarity and Scale Factors (HSC SSCE Mathematics Standard): Quizzes
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What are similar figures?
What are similar figures?
Shapes with same form but different sizes
What is true about corresponding angles in similar figures?
What is true about corresponding angles in similar figures?
They are exactly equal
How do corresponding sides relate in similar figures?
How do corresponding sides relate in similar figures?
They maintain the same ratio
What does a scale factor less than indicate?
What does a scale factor less than indicate?
The shape has been reduced
Rectangle A: cm × cm. Rectangle B: cm × cm. What is the scale factor?
Rectangle A: cm × cm. Rectangle B: cm × cm. What is the scale factor?
If linear dimensions are multiplied by , what happens to the area?
If linear dimensions are multiplied by , what happens to the area?
Area is multiplied by
Similar triangles: side matches side . If another side is , find corresponding side.
Similar triangles: side matches side . If another side is , find corresponding side.
Triangle area is cm². Linear scale factor is . What is the new area?
Triangle area is cm². Linear scale factor is . What is the new area?
cm²
Rectangle × reduced to × . What is the scale factor?
Rectangle × reduced to × . What is the scale factor?
rac{1}{4}
Rectangle A: mm². Rectangle B: same shape, linear scale factor . Find area of B.
Rectangle A: mm². Rectangle B: same shape, linear scale factor . Find area of B.
mm²