Similar shapes: matching sides and angles
Grade 7 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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One row 30 | ?, with the arrow × 5 from A to B. Bo builds a model tent (A) of a real tent (B). The scale factor from A to B is 5. The model is 30 cm tall. How many cm tall is the real tent?
One row 45 | ?, with the arrow × 2 from A to B. Esme's small kite (A) and big kite (B) are similar. The scale factor from A to B is 2. The small kite is 45 cm wide. How many cm wide is the big kite?
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A, cm B, cm 4 12 for the matching sides 6 ? for the other sides Kira sketches two similar rectangles for a poster, A and B. A's width is 4 cm and B's matching width is 12 cm. A is 6 cm tall. How many cm tall is B?
Luz cuts a small sail (A) and a big sail (B), similar triangles. A's base is 5 cm and B's is 10 cm. A is 11 cm tall. How many cm tall is B?
One row 6 | 24 for the matching sides, with a box for the multiplier from A to B. Pia compares two similar toy windows, one with a tiny curtain. A is 6 cm wide and B's matching width is 24 cm. What is the scale factor from A to B?
One row 20 | 100 for the matching sides, with a box for the multiplier from A to B. Ren's model table (A) is 20 cm long, and the matching side of the real table (B) is 100 cm long. What is the scale factor from A to B?
Ari sees two similar tent flaps, A and B. Every side of B is 3 times as long as A's. A has an angle of 50° at the top. How big is B's matching angle?
Bo traces two similar sails, A and B. Every side of B is 2 times as long as A's. A has an angle of 70° at the top. How big is B's matching angle?
Two triangles, A and B (the picture is not printed to size): A's top angle is marked 70°, B's matching top angle is marked ?. Two triangles, A and B (the picture is not printed to size): A's top angle is marked 70°, B's matching top angle is marked ?. 70° Triangle A ? Triangle B Not to scale Esme draws two similar roofs, A and B. Every side of B is 4 times as long as A's. A has an angle of 40° at the peak. How big is B's matching angle?
Two triangles, A and B (the picture is not printed to size): A's peak angle is marked 40°, B's matching peak angle is marked ?. Two triangles, A and B (the picture is not printed to size): A's peak angle is marked 40°, B's matching peak angle is marked ?. 40° Triangle A ? Triangle B Not to scale Jun builds two similar ramps, A and B. Every side of B is 2 times as long as A's. A has an angle of 11° at the bottom. How big is B's matching angle?
Two triangles, A and B (the picture is not printed to size): A's bottom angle is marked 11°, B's matching bottom angle is marked ?. Two triangles, A and B (the picture is not printed to size): A's bottom angle is marked 11°, B's matching bottom angle is marked ?. A 11° Not to scale. B ? Not to scale.