Honors Geometry Companion Book, Volume 2

7.1.2 Ratios in Similar Polygons – Practice

1.  △ ABC is similar to △ MNL . Identify the corresponding congruent angles.

2.  Determine whether the polygons are similar. If so, write the similarity ratio and the similarity statement.

3.  Determine whether the polygons are similar. If so, write the similarity ratio and the similarity statement.

4.  The length of a bedroom in a blueprint is 5 in. and the width is 7 in. The actual length of the bedroom is 12 ft. Find the actual width of the bedroom in feet.

5.  The ratio of a model building’s dimensions to the building’s actual dimensions is 1/52. If the height of the model is 15 inches, what is the height of the actual building in feet ?

6.  Indicate whether the following statement is sometimes, always, or never true. Two isosceles triangles are similar.

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