Scaled Copies Worksheet
Explore scaled copies with this Grade 8 math worksheet, focusing on identifying, creating, and analyzing properties of scaled figures.
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1. Which of the following statements is true about scaled copies?
All corresponding angles are different.
Corresponding side lengths are proportional.
The area of the scaled copy is always the same as the original.
Scaled copies always have a scale factor of 1.
2. A rectangle has a length of 6 units and a width of 4 units. If it is scaled by a factor of 2, what are the new dimensions?
Length: 8, Width: 6
Length: 12, Width: 8
Length: 3, Width: 2
Length: 6, Width: 4
3. If a figure is scaled by a factor greater than 1, the scaled copy will be than the original.
4. The ratio of corresponding side lengths in scaled copies is called the .
5. Consider the rectangle below. Draw a scaled copy of this rectangle using a scale factor of 1/2.
6. If two figures are scaled copies, their corresponding angles are congruent.
True
False
7. A figure and its scaled copy always have the same perimeter.
True
False
8. Triangle ABC has side lengths 3 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm. If Triangle DEF is a scaled copy of Triangle ABC with a scale factor of 3, what are the side lengths of Triangle DEF?