Chapter Eight:  
Similarity

Geometry   Notes

Chapter  8

Section  8.1
Section  8.2
Section  8.3
Section  8.4
Section  8.5
Section  8.6

Geometry Contents

 

Take notes on the following topics.

Section 8-6  Perimeters and Areas of Similar Figures

 

Theorem 8-6 Perimeters and Areas of Similar Figures

If the similarity ratio of two similar figures is a/b, then

(1) the ratio of their perimeter is a/b  and

(2) the ratio of their areas is a2/b2