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Unit 2a Test Review 1 of 3

1.What are the three theorems or postulates to prove triangles are similar?

2. Similarity means corresponding sides are: 3. Similarity means corresponding angles are:

Determine if the following triangles are similar. If so, write the similarity statement and explain why.
4. 5. 6. 7.

Solve for the indicated segment in each figure below.

8. 9. 10.

11. 12.
13. M, N, and P are the midpoints of the sides. Name a segment parallel to the one given.

Use the following triangle to answer the questions below.

14. 15.

What is the value of x? What is the value of x?

What is the length of XM? What is the length of IC?

16. Find the missing lengths

What is the length of side TZ?

What is the length of side WY?

What is the length of side ST?

What is the perimeter of SXZ?

Application Problems!

17. The real estate term “lake frontage” refers to the distance along the edge of a piece of property that
touches a lake.

a) Find the lake frontage (to the nearest tenth of a yard) for each lot shown.

b) In general, the more lake frontage a lot has, the higher its selling price. Which of the lots
should be listed for the highest price?

18. On the map below, Idaho Avenue bisects the angle between University Avenue and Walter Street. To the
nearest yard, what is the distance along University avenue from 12th Street to Washington Street?

19. A tree 24 feet tall casts a shadow 12 feet long. Brad is 6 feet tall. How long is Brad's shadow? (draw a
diagram and solve)

20. A tree with a height of 4m casts a shadow 15 m long on the ground. How high is another tree that casts a
shadow which is 20 m long? (draw a diagram and solve)