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Copyright © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce for classroom use. NAME ___________________________________________________ DATE _____________________ PERIOD __________ Lesson 10 Homework Practice Indirect Measurement 1. The triangles below are similar. What is the value of x? 151.2 36 yd 45 yd 189 yd x yd 3. The triangles below are similar. How far is Dora’s house from Micala’s house? 7 mi 4.8 mi 2.8 mi 3.2 mi Jim’s house Dora’s house Tran’s house Micala’s house 5. The triangles below are similar. How long is the rope bridge? 33 ft 49.5 ft 12 ft 18 ft Rope bridge 2. In the figure, CDE ∼ GDF. Find the distance CE across Rancher Canyon. 27 ft Rancher Canyon 45 ft 36 ft D E C F G 4. In the figure, ABC ∼ DBE. How far is the archery range from the soccer field? 16 yd 40 yd 24 yd A C B D E Soccer field Archery range 6. The triangles below are similar. What is the distance between Tarryhill and Tom’s Falls? 105 mi 12 mi 48 mi 84 mi Tarryhill Millville Newton Tom’s Falls 7. A 6-ft observer casts a 4-ft shadow at the same time a chimney casts a 238-foot shadow. How tall is the chimney? 357 ft 8. The May Road Apartments in Hong Kong cast a 90-meter shadow at the same time a 1.5-meter tall tenant casts a 0.75-meter shadow. How tall is the apartment building? 180 m 9. The world’s tallest man lived from 1918 to 1940. He cast a 4-foot 5 1 − 2 -inch shadow when a 6-foot pole cast a 3-foot shadow. How tall was he? 8 ft 11 in. 10. A man casts a 14-foot shadow. A 4-foot-tall child casts a 9-foot 4-inch shadow at the same time. How tall is the man? 6 ft 21.6 ft 60 yd Math Accelerated • Chapter 5 Ratio, Proportion, and Similar Figures
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Lesson 10 Homework PracticeIndirect Measurement
1. The triangles below are similar. What is the value of x? 151.2
36 yd
45 yd
189 yd
x yd
3. The triangles below are similar. How far is Dora’s house from Micala’s house? 7 mi
4.8 mi
2.8 mi
3.2 mi
Jim’s house
Dora’s house
Tran’s house
Micala’shouse
5. The triangles below are similar. How long is the rope bridge? 33 ft
49.5 ft
12 ft
18 ftRope bridge
2. In the figure , �CDE ∼ �GDF. Find the distance CE across Rancher Canyon.
27 ft Rancher Canyon
45 ft 36 ft
DE
C
F
G
4. In the figure, �ABC ∼ �DBE. How far is the archery range from the soccer field?
16 yd40 yd
24 yd
A
C
B
D
E
Soccer field
Archery range
6. The triangles below are similar. What is the distance between Tarryhill and Tom’s Falls? 105 mi
12 mi 48 mi
84 mi
Tarryhill
Millville
Newton
Tom’s Falls
7. A 6-ft observer casts a 4-ft shadow at the same time a chimney casts a 238-foot shadow. How tall is the chimney? 357 ft
8. The May Road Apartments in Hong Kong cast a 90-meter shadow at the same time a 1.5-meter tall tenant casts a 0.75-meter shadow. How tall is the apartment building? 180 m
9. The world’s tallest man lived from 1918 to 1940. He cast a 4-foot 5 1 −
2 -inch shadow when a 6-foot pole cast a 3-foot shadow. How tall was he? 8 ft 11 in.
10. A man casts a 14-foot shadow. A 4-foot-tall child casts a 9-foot 4-inch shadow at the same time. How tall is the man? 6 ft
21.6 ft
60 yd
Program: Pre-Algebra
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Math Accelerated • Chapter 5 Ratio, Proportion, and Similar Figures
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