Practice with Similar Triangles

Complete these exercises and check your answers.

Review - Answers

1. They have two pairs of congruent angles so they are similar by A A \sim.

2. 1: \sqrt{3}: 2

3. The missing sides are 6 and 6 \sqrt{3}.

4. The missing sides are 8 \sqrt{3} and 16.

5. The missing sides are \frac{8}{\sqrt{3}} and \frac{16}{\sqrt{3}}.

6. They have two pairs of congruent angles so they are similar by A A \sim.

7. 1: 1: \sqrt{2}

8. The missing sides are both length 3.

9. The missing sides are 7 and 7 \sqrt{2}.

10. The missing sides are both \frac{7}{\sqrt{2}}.

11. Due to parallel lines, \angle C B A \cong \angle D F A and \angle C A B \cong \angle D E B. The triangles are similar by A A \sim.

12. The scale factor is 2. x=8.

13. m \angle A D B=45^{\circ}. \triangle A D B is an isosceles right triangle.

14. B D=A B=3.

15. A C^{2}=3^{2}+5^{2} \cdot A C=\sqrt{34}.