Similar Polygons Worksheet
Grade 8 math worksheet focusing on understanding and identifying similar polygons, including finding missing side lengths and angles.
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Similar Polygons Worksheet
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show all your work for problems requiring calculations.
1. Which of the following statements is true about similar polygons?
Corresponding angles are proportional.
Corresponding sides are congruent.
Corresponding angles are congruent.
The polygons have different numbers of sides.
2. If two polygons are similar, their corresponding sides are:
Congruent
Proportional
Parallel
Perpendicular
1. For two polygons to be similar, their corresponding angles must be and their corresponding sides must be .
2. The ratio of corresponding sides in similar polygons is called the .
3. Triangle ABC is similar to Triangle DEF. If AB = 6 cm, BC = 8 cm, AC = 10 cm, and DE = 9 cm, find the lengths of EF and DF.
EF =
DF =
4. Rectangle ABCD has a length of 12 units and a width of 8 units. Rectangle EFGH is similar to ABCD and has a length of 18 units. What is the width of Rectangle EFGH?
1. All squares are similar to each other.
True
False
5. Explain in your own words what it means for two polygons to be similar.