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By: Alexis Canyon

Unit 2 - Triangles

Language
Triangle classification

- angle
- side
- obtuse
- acute
- scalene
- leg
- hypotenuse
- triangle

- equilateral
- equiangular
- right
- substitution
- transitive
- prop. of equality
- large ( L )
- shortest ( S )
- longest ( L )
- midpoint
-centroid
- subst.
- perpendicular

- isosceles
- 90 degrees
- 180 degrees
- interior
- exterior
- theorem
- base
- congruence

- opposite
- alternate
- supplementary
- linear pair
- vertical
- medium ( M )
- small ( S )
- medium ( M)
- mid-segment
- corresponding
- median
- vertex

Right Triangle
Relationships

- perfect squares - pythagorean

- radical
- area
- irrational
- long-side
- square roots
- equal
- estimate
- greater than
- simplifying
- less than
- factors
- converse
-quotient
- right triangle
- acute triangle
- product
-denominator
- coefficients
-hypotenuse
- 2 legs
-isosceles
- pythagorean triples
- obtuse triangle
- equilateral

Triangle Congruence
and Properties

- congruent
- large
- same size
- small
- same shape
- divide
- symmetric
- proportions
- reflexive
- variable
- postulate
- numerator
- side
- denominator
-angle
- binomial
- hypotenuse
- multiply
- leg
- greater than
- corresponding parts
- corresponding sides
- corresponding angles
- theorem
- less than
- given
- proportional
- statement
sides
- CPCTC
Similarity Figures
- scale factor

Trigonometry

- sin
- cos
- tan
- feet
- meters
- eye- sight
- distance from ground
- height of person
- square root
- opposite
- hypotenuse
- adjacent
- ratio
- degree
- missing angle

Rules
Triangle Classification
DefinitionClassifying Triangles by sides and
angle.

Right Triangle
Relationships
DefinitionPythagorean Theorem is used to
solve the missing the sides of right
triangles.
Note- Converse- what type of
triangle it is.

Triangle Congruence and

Properties
DefinitionCongruent Triangles: are triangles
that have the same shape and size.
These types of triangles have
corresponding parts. Corresponding
parts are the triangles that can move
to indicate they are the same size.

Trigonometry
DefinitionTrigonometry is the ratio of two sides
of a right triangle.

Triangle Classification
Classifying Triangles by Sides

All sides and angles are equal

3 acute angles

Base angles are congruent and two

sides are equal

lassifying Triangles by Angles

Acute Triangle- Below 90 degrees

Bigger than 90 degrees

1 obtuse angle 2 acute angles

No Sides are Equal

90 degree angle with 2 acute angles

Equiangular Triangle - all sides and

angles are the same .

Triangle Theorems

interior angles of a triangle

angles that equal 180

exterior angles of a triangle

< 1 and <2 are equal < 3

upplementary <
s
1 + <2 = 180
Two angles on a straight line that
form a 180 degree angle
linear pair
<3 + <4 = 180
to angles that make a 180 degree
base angle theorem

angle
transitive -<1 + <2 = 180 and
<3 + <4 = 180 making
<1 + <2 = <3 + <4 this is because they
are both equal to 180

Triangle Inequality Theorem 1 and 2

Theorem 1
The largest side of an angle in a triangle is always opposite the longest side.
The smallest angle is always the opposite the shortest side. The middle size
angle in a triangle is always opposite the middle length triangle.
Theorem 2
In order to make a triangle possible the sum of the two smallest sides must
be greater than the larger side. If not, you dont have a complete triangle.

Triangle Midsegment Theorem

Base
2 midpoints make a midsegment
When a midsegment is present it makes the base and the 2 midpoints
parallel. And the sides are congruent to each other.
- The base is always half the midsegment.

Midpoint
- point located in a center of line segment
Median
- Line segment from the vertex to the midpoint of the opposite side
of the triangle.
Centroid
- Point of the intersection, where all the centroids meet

Triangle Altitudes- An altitude is a segment from the vertex of a triangle and

is perpendicular with the opposite side of the triangle. The altitude creates a
90 degree angle inside the triangle.

Triangle Congruence and Similarity

Congruent Triangles
- are triangles that have the same size and shape.
Similarity Triangles
- are triangles with the same shape and size. The
Different sides make it proportional.
Corresponding parts
- triangles that are able to be matched by size and
shape.
Corresponding angles Finding the
F
in a parallel relationship
Alt. Int
- finding the Z in a parallel relationship
- make the interior angles or exterior angles equal

Proving Triangle Congruence:

S-S-S
Side - Side - Side Postulate

S-A-S
Side-Angle- Side Postulate

A-A-S
Angle-Angle-Side

H-L - 2 angles must be equal to form

Hypotenuse Leg Postulate (right angle )

A-S-A

Angle-Side-Angle Postulate

G
iven
- in every congruence proof numbers
are given used to prove congruence

CPCTC

CPCTC - stands for

C- corresponding side
P- parts of congruence
C- congruent
T - triangles that are
C- congruent
CPCTC is used when trying to prove the congruence of sides and angles .

Segment Addition Postulate .

P Q = P R + RQ
P R and RQ are equal to the sum of P Q .
P Q is the whole segment
Segment addition is like a transitive equation

Similar Figures are two figures that have the same size but not
necessarily the same size. To identify similar figures the two figures have

to be proportional to each other,

To find the scale factor of a triangle the figures must be similar

figures and proportional to each other,
-Larger to small triangles scale factor is less than 1
-Small to Larger triangles scale factor is greater than 1
Corresponding Sides are congruent and Corresponding Sides are
proportional.
Proving Triangle Congruence

Proving Triangles Similar

- S-S-S
- S-A-S

- S-S-S
- S-A-S
- A-A-A

Pythagorean Theorem

pythagorean theorem- determines the type of triangle by finding the missing

sides .
pythagorean theorem - a2 + b2 = c2
2

The theory is that the area of a2 and the area of b can fit into the area of c2
A type of triangle is identified by the converse or pythagorean theorm.
Right Triangle- a2 + b2 = c2
Acute Triangle - a2 + b2 > c2
Obtuse Triangle - a2 + b2 < c2
The Pythagorean Theorem can be used in word problems to find the
distance of an object,the height of an object or the distance of the diagonal
caused. The word problems create triangles that need to be solved to find the
missing sides.

45
,
45
, and
90
triangle

30, 60, and 90

triangle
This type of triangle creates
This type of triangle creates an
is an Isosceles Right triangle
equilateral triangle
Note:
the 1 can symbolize an
Note: you should construct an
x or a leg

altitude /median .
- the
hypotenuse
will always be 2 - the 1 symbolizes an x
or a leg
- the
45
angle makes the sides
- all angles are equal to 60
equal to each other.

Triangle Inequality for a 4

5
,
45
, and
90
triangle

Sides
largest

leg 2

Angles

largest
90

triangle

middle

leg

middle
45

smallest

leg

smallest 4
5

Triangle Inequality for a 3

0
,
60
, and 9
0
triangle

Sides
largest

2 * leg

Angles

largest
90

triangle

middle

leg 3

middle
60

smallest

leg

smallest 3
0

Trigonometry
Finding the ratio of the sides by evaluating the angle of elevation.
This always creates a right triangle.
You can find the angle of elevation by multiply the number by sin,cos or
tan.

All answers must be in decimals.

this symbol symbolizes the angle of elevation.
To find the ratio of a missing side you must use the following
BC opposite
AB hypotenuse

adjacent
opposite
AC
BC
, AB
hypotenuse , AC adjacent
To know the sign you multiply the number by
S ho
C ha
T ao
some old hens
cackle and howl
Till old age

Trigonometry Rules- Ratio of 2 sides of a right triangle.

Line of Sight:
Angle of Elevation
is the level of eye
A person looking up
Line of Sight are the diagonal and horizontal component .
(usually the missing side)
The object above the ground always forms a right triangle,

The h symbolizes the height of a object.

- symbolizes the angle of elevation from eye sight.
Trigonometry Word Problem

s
The Different types of angle elevation .
Angle of Depression (looking down)
Angle of Elevation(looking up)
d and e are alternate interior angles. The horizontal line of the
upward angle.

Big Ideas
1.