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Proving Triangles Similar

Name the postulate or theorem you can use to prove the triangles congruent. 1. 2. 3. Proving Triangles Similar. Lesson 7-3. Check Skills You’ll Need. (For help, go to Lessons 4-2 and 4-3.). Check Skills You’ll Need. 7-3.

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Proving Triangles Similar

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  1. Name the postulate or theorem you can use to prove the triangles congruent. 1.2. 3. Proving Triangles Similar Lesson 7-3 Check Skills You’ll Need (For help, go to Lessons 4-2 and 4-3.) Check Skills You’ll Need 7-3

  2. 1. All corresponding sides are marked congruent, so Side-Side-Side, or SSS postulate 2. Two sides and an included angle of one are congruent to two sides and an included angle of the other, so Side-Angle-Side, or SAS Postulate 3. Two angles and an included side of one are congruent to two angles and an included side of the other, so Angle-Side-Angle, or ASA Postulate Solutions Proving Triangles Similar Lesson 7-3 Check Skills You’ll Need 7-3

  3. Proving Triangles Similar Lesson 7-3 Notes 7-3

  4. Proving Triangles Similar Lesson 7-3 Notes 7-3

  5. Proving Triangles Similar Lesson 7-3 Notes 7-3

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  7. Proving Triangles Similar Lesson 7-3 Notes Indirect measurement uses similar triangles and measurements to find distances that are difficult to measure directly. One method of indirect measurement uses the fact that light reflects off a mirror at the same angle at which it hits the mirror. A second method uses the similar triangles that are formed by certain figures and their shadows. 7-3

  8. Similar Polygons Lesson 7-2 Lesson Quiz Use the trapezoids below for Exercises 1–3. DFHN ~ BMLP. Complete each statement. 74 1.mH = ? 2. x = ? 3.mD = ? 49 99 4. A 4-in. by 6-in. drawing is enlarged to fit on a poster that measures 20 in. by 24 in. What are the dimensions of the largest drawing possible? 5. A rectangle with a perimeter 20 cm has a side 4 cm long. A rectangle with perimeter 40 cm has a side 8 cm long. Determine whether the rectangles are similar. If they are, give the similarity ratio. If they are not, explain. 6. The longer side of the golden rectangle is 20 ft. Find the length of the shorter side, rounded to the nearest tenth. 16 in. by 24 in. yes; 1 : 2 ≈ 12.4 ft 7-3

  9. Because MX AB, AXM and BXK are both right angles, so AXMBXK. A B because their measures are equal. AMX ~ BKX by the Angle-Angle Similarity Postulate (AA ~ Postulate). Proving Triangles Similar Lesson 7-3 Additional Examples Using the AA ~ Postulate MX AB. Explain why the triangles are similar. Write a similarity statement. Quick Check 7-3

  10. YVZ WVX because they are vertical angles. VY VW 12 24 1 2 VZ VX 18 36 1 2 = = and = = , so corresponding sides are proportional. Therefore, YVZ ~ WVX by the Side-Angle-Side Similarity Theorem(SAS Similarity Theorem). Proving Triangles Similar Lesson 7-3 Additional Examples Using Similarity Theorems Explain why the triangles must be similar. Write a similarity statement. Quick Check 7-3

  11. Because ABCD is a parallelogram, AB || DC. XAW ZYW and AXW YZW because parallel lines cut by a transversal form congruent alternate interior angles. Therefore, AWX ~ YWZ by the AA ~ Postulate. WY WA WZ WX Corresponding sides of ~ triangles are proportional. = 10 4 WY 5 Substitute. = 10 4 Solve for WY. WY =  5 Proving Triangles Similar Lesson 7-3 Additional Examples Finding Lengths in Similar Triangles ABCD is a parallelogram. Find WY. Use the properties of similar triangles to find WY. Quick Check WY = 12.5 7-3

  12. Draw the situation described by the example. TR represents the height of the tree, point M represents the mirror, and point J represents Joan’s eyes. Both Joan and the tree are perpendicular to the ground, so mJOM = mTRM, and therefore JOMTRM. The light reflects off a mirror at the same angle at which it hits the mirror, so JMOTMR. Proving Triangles Similar Lesson 7-3 Additional Examples Real-World Connection Joan places a mirror 24 ft from the base of a tree. When she stands 3 ft from the mirror, she can see the top of the tree reflected in it. If her eyes are 5 ft above the ground, how tall is the tree? Use similar triangles to find the height of the tree. 7-3

  13. JOM ~ TRM AA ~ Postulate RM OM TR JO Corresponding sides of ~ triangles are proportional. = 24 3 TR 5 Substitute. = 24 3 TR 5 Solve for TR. =  5 TR = 40 Proving Triangles Similar Lesson 7-3 Additional Examples (continued) The tree is 40 ft tall. Quick Check 7-3

  14. ABX ~ CDX by SAS ~ Theorem MRT ~ XRW by AA ~ Postulate Proving Triangles Similar Lesson 7-3 Lesson Quiz Are the triangles similar? If so, write a similarity statement and name the postulate or theorem you used. If not, explain. 1.2. 3. 4. Find the value of x. 5.When a 6 ft tall man casts a shadow 18 ft long, a nearby tree casts a shadow 93 ft long. How tall is the tree? The congruent angle is not included between the proportional sides, so you cannot conclude that the triangles are similar. 16 31 ft 7-3

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