Unit 4 Similarity Terms Flashcards
A ___ is a comparison of two quantities by division.
ratio
In a ___, the product of the means is always equal to the product of the extremes.
proportion
The symbols a to b, a:b, and a/b are different ways to represent a ___
ratio
The ___ between two figures is a ratio of corresponding side lengths; it essentially states how many times larger or smaller one figure is than the other
scale factor
SSS, SAS, and AA are three different “tests” for ___ triangles
similar
If the corresponding angles of two polygons are congruent and the measures of their corresponding sides have equivalent ratios, then the polygons are said to be ___ polygons.
similar
In the proportion 3/9 = 5/15, the terms 3 and 15 are called the ___
extremes
To solve a proportion, start by writing an equation of the ___, then solve the equation for the missing term
cross products
