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How Do You Find Missing Measurements of Similar Figures Using a Proportion? Instructional VideoHow Do You Find Missing Measurements of Similar Figures Using a Proportion? Instructional Video
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How Do You Find Missing Measurements of Similar Figures Using a Proportion?

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Two similar triangles have the same angles, but their legs have different lengths. This means their angles are congruent, and thusly, their corresponding sides are congruent. So there is a missing measurement that needs to be found. Set up a proportion ratio and do the math to find the missing measurement.

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angles, congruence, corresponding sides, similarity, measurement, proportions, ratios, scale factors, sides, similar figures

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similar figures, measures, measurement, proportion, ratio, corresponding sides, congruent, sides, angles, math
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Math
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6:22
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