H. Geometry Mr.

Will Unit Test: Similar Figures Name ______________________

 Fully explain if the 2 quadrilaterals are similar (use specific vocabulary).

Note: angles C and D are right angles. [2 points]

a) AE and CD are parallel. Fully explain how the two triangles are related and the name of the
postulate that justifies this conclusion. [3 points]

b) Solve for EC to the nearest tenth if EB = 8, AB = 7, and BD = 12, showing work. [3 points]

 (Diagram not to scale.)

John dilates a photo so that the new photo has 36/25 of the original area. Assuming the photos
are similar, the new sides are what fraction of the length of the original sides? [1 point]

If the original perimeter was 15 cm, what is the new perimeter? ______________ [1 point]

If John dilates the new (larger) photo by a factor of ½, this third photo has what fraction of the area of the original? [1
point]

The sun is creating a shadow of a building and of a nearby person, both of which are perpendicular to the ground.
Assuming the sun’s rays are parallel, determine the height of the building to the nearest whole meter if the building’s
shadow measures 62.5 m, the person’s shadow is 2.9 m, and the person’s height is 1.4 m. It is recommended, but not
required, to draw a diagram. Show all work. [3 points]
 a) Define “fractal” using a certain key term and explain what this means. [1 point]

b) What is the length of the California coastline? [1 point]

In the diagram to the left, AB ⊥ BC, BC ⊥ CD, and CD ⊥ DE. Points A, B, C,

D and E lie on either the x- or y-axis and point O is the origin. If AO = 8 and
OB = 12, determine the length of EO. [2 points]

Bonus: Find the length of ED to the nearest tenth. [+1 point]

Answer on loose leaf:

 1a) A 5x5 square is drawn on a grid. Two 5x3 right triangles are also drawn. Determine the
exact (not rounded) of the shaded region, showing all work. [3 points]

1b) Bonus: Show how to find the same answer using a different method. [+1 point]
A

1c) Super Bonus: Determine the area of region A (the largest quadrilateral). [+1 point]

2) Prove the Pythagorean Theorem using similar triangles. [6 points]

Bonus (answer below):

A figure is dilated by a scale factor of 2 in the horizontal direction and 3 in the vertical direction. (Note: The new figure is
not similar to the original.) How many times larger is the area of the new figure? _________ [+1 point]

Area is the amount of square units in a 2D figure. Volume is the amount of cubic units in a 3D figure. If a 3D figure is
dilated in by a factor of 5, by how times does its volume increase? ___________ [+1 point]