Answer:
A)The angles in the smaller prism measure 90 degrees.
B)The perimeter of the rectangular bases changes by a factor of 2.
E)The area of the rectangular bases changes by a factor of 4.
Explanation:
The right rectangular prisms are similar.
Which statements are correct? Check all that apply.
A)The angles in the smaller prism measure 90 degrees.
B)The perimeter of the rectangular bases changes by a factor of 2.
C)The surface area changes by a factor of 8.
D)The larger prism has twice the volume of the smaller prism.
E)The area of the rectangular bases changes by a factor of 4.
Solution:
Two polygons are said to be similar if they have the same shape, the ratio of their sides are in the same proportion and they have the same size of angles.
A) Since the bigger prism has angles with measure of 90°, hence the angles in the smaller prism will also measure 90.
Option A is correct.
B) Perimeter of bigger prism base = 2(2.2 + 0.8) = 6
Perimeter of smaller prism base = 2(1.1 + 0.4) = 3
The perimeter of the rectangular bases changes by a factor of 2 (6 / 3).
Option B is correct.
C) Surface area of bigger prism = 2(3.2*0.8 + 2.2*0.8 + 3.2*2.2) = 22.72
Surface area of smaller prism = 2(1.6*0.4 + 1.1*0.4 + 1.6*1.1) = 5.68
The surface area does not change by a factor of 8 (22.72 / 5.68 ≠ 8)
Option C is wrong
D) Volume of bigger prism = 2.2 * 3.2 * 0.8 = 5.632
Volume of smaller prism = 1.1 * 1.6 * 0.4 = 0.704
The larger prism volume is not twice of the smaller prism
Option D is wrong
E) Area of bigger prism base = 2.2*0.8 = 1.76
Area of smaller prism base = 2.2*0.8 = 0.44
The area of the rectangular bases changes by a factor of 4 (1.76 / 0.44 = 4)