All measurements are in centimeters unless otherwise marked.
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Question 2
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Question 3
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A 4-foot tall baby elephant casts a 6-foot shadow standing next to a truck. If the truck casts a shadow that is 9-feet long, then how tall is it?
Draw a picture of the situation.
Question 4
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What is the height of the truck?
Question 5
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Kendra can see the top of her apartment building reflected in a small fish pond in a park across the street. She is standing 2 m from the pond, and the distance from the pond to the apartment building is 40 m. If Kendra’s eyes are 1.5 m above the ground, how tall is the apartment building?
Draw a picture of the situation. Label the height of the apartment building x.
Question 6
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The apartment building is _________ meters tall.
Fill in the blank.
Question 7
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Question 8
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Question 9
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Question 10
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If HN = 16 cm, then BM = _______ cm.
Question 11
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Question 12
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All measurements are in centimeters.
AG =_________
Question 13
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Question 14
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Question 15
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z= _____ in. Solve for z.
Question 16
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Question 17
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Question 18
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What is the solution for the proportion?
5/9
3/15
9/5
5
If a tree casts a 45-foot shadow at the same time that a 6-foot tall man casts a 7.5-foot shadow, find the height of the tree.
1 ft
36 ft
45 ft
56.25 ft
Solve for x.
Hint: Draw triangle MUN and MSA separately and label.
Use the figure to complete the statement.
Triangle ABC is similar to triangle ___________ by ________ similarity conjecture
JGH by SAS
JGH by AA
JHG by AA
JHG by SAS
If HN = 16 cm, then which proportion could be used to solve for BM?
All measurements are in centimeters.
DE=_________
47.25 cm
15 cm
25 cm
21 cm
27.6 cm
Yes, they are parallel
No, they are not parallel
To solve for x, which of the following is a valid proportion.
Which of the following is a valid proportion to solve for x?
Which of the following is a valid proportion to solve for y, assuming you know the value of x?