Similar FiguresSame shape, different size — and the ratio that connects them.7th GradeSimilar figures have equal correspondingangles and proportional corresponding sides.The scale factor is the ratio between them.scale factor = new ÷ originalSides 3,4,5 → 6,8,10scale factor 2Every side doubled.Find a missing sideset up a proportion3/6 = 4/x → x = 8.Perimeter× scale factorLengths scale directly.Area× scale factor²Double the sides, quadruple the area.THE COMMON MISTAKE✗ double the sides, double the area✓ double the sides, quadruple the areaArea involves two dimensions, so the scale factor is applied twice.Congruent means identical. Similar means the same shape at adifferent size.Similar Figureswww.littleactivity.com

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Math · 7th Grade

Similar Figures

Same shape, different size — and the ratio that connects them.

How to use it

Match the corresponding sides carefully. Mismatching them is the whole difficulty.

Free · print-ready PDF · US Letter and A4

Grade
7th Grade
Ages
12–13
Subject
Math
Pages
1

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