Geometry Name ________________________________

7.5 Parts of Similar Triangles Date _________________ Hour _________

Find the perimeter of the stated triangle for 1 and 2.

1) 2)

3) 4)

5) Find x. 6) Find x.
7) Kate has an old film camera in which the distance from the lens to the film is 24 mm. Kate takes a
full-length photograph of Amy from a distance of 3 m. Amy’s height is 140 cm. What height is the
image on the film. (Hint: use one unit of measure)

8) Macy wants to jog around Triangle Park. On a scale map, the park has a perimeter of 11 in. The
scale of the map is 1 in : 100 yd. What is the perimeter of the actual park?

9) Emma went camping and stayed in a tent shaped like a triangle. In a photo of the tent, the base of
the tent is 6 in and the altitude is 5 in. The actual base was 12 feet wide. What was the actual height of
the tent?

10) The playground at Nick’s school has a large right triangle painted on the concrete. Nick starts at
the right angle corner and walks toward the opposite side along an angle bisector and stops when he
gets to the hypotenuse. How much further is Nick from point B than from point A?