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Day 13-3: Similar Polygons

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1 Similar figures have the same shape but not necessarily the same size. Two polygons are similar if corresponding angles are  congruent and corresponding sides are proportional. The mathematical symbol for similarity is: ~ 1. Fill in the measure of each angle in the following triangles. Then fill in the missing part of the proportion. a) b)
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  • 1. Similarfigureshavethesameshapebutnotnecessarilythesamesize.Two polygonsaresimilarifcorrespondinganglesarecongruentand correspondingsidesareproportional.Themathematicalsymbolforsimilarityis: ~ 1.Fillinthemeasureofeachangleinthefollowing triangles.Thenfillinthemissingpartoftheproportion.a) b) 1

2. 2.Determinewhethertheparallelogramsaresimilar.Explain.Checkthatcorrespondingsidesareproportional.Arethecorrespondingsidesproportional?Arethecorrespondinganglescongruent? Aretheparallelogramssimilar?Why?2 3. 3. 4.3 4. Attachments Practice72.pdf Lesson72.pdf


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