Similar Polygons Worksheet
This worksheet focuses on identifying similar polygons, understanding corresponding angles and sides, and using scale factors to find missing dimensions in similar figures for Grade 6 math.
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Similar Polygons Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Pay close attention to the properties of similar polygons.
1. Which of the following statements is true about similar polygons?
Corresponding sides are equal in length.
Corresponding angles are equal in measure.
They must be the same size.
They must have different shapes.
2. If two triangles are similar, and the sides of the first triangle are 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm, what could be the side lengths of the second triangle?
3 cm, 4 cm, 6 cm
6 cm, 8 cm, 10 cm
4 cm, 5 cm, 6 cm
9 cm, 12 cm, 14 cm
3. Similar polygons have the same but not necessarily the same .
4. The ratio of corresponding side lengths in similar polygons is called the .
5. Consider two similar rectangles. Rectangle A has a length of 10 cm and a width of 5 cm. Rectangle B has a length of 20 cm. What is the width of Rectangle B? Show your work.
6. Draw two similar triangles with a scale factor of 2:1. Label the side lengths of both triangles.
7. All squares are similar to each other.
True
False
8. All rectangles are similar to each other.
True
False
Match the term with its definition.
9. Similar Polygons
a. The ratio of corresponding sides
10. Corresponding Angles
b. Polygons with same shape, different size
11. Scale Factor
c. Angles in the same relative position in similar polygons
12. Explain in your own words what it means for two polygons to be similar. Provide an example to illustrate your explanation.