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Similarity: A Review: Moody Mathematics

This document contains a review of properties related to proportions and similar triangles. It includes definitions of key terms like midsegment and proportions. Several examples are worked through applying properties of proportions to solve for missing values. The properties of similar triangles like AA, SSS, and SAS postulates are defined and examples given of determining if triangles are similar using these rules.

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Similarity: A Review: Moody Mathematics

This document contains a review of properties related to proportions and similar triangles. It includes definitions of key terms like midsegment and proportions. Several examples are worked through applying properties of proportions to solve for missing values. The properties of similar triangles like AA, SSS, and SAS postulates are defined and examples given of determining if triangles are similar using these rules.

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SIMILARITY:

A REVIEW
Moody Mathematics
Midsegment: a
segment that joins
the midpoints of 2
sides of a triangle?
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A Midsegment is
parallel to one side
of the triangle and
half of its length.
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x
16
Find x, the
length of the
midsegment
X = 8
Moody Mathematics

8
midsegments
x
y
7
20
Find
x, y, z
z
Moody Mathematics

8
midsegments
x
y
7
20

x=8,
y=10,
z=14
z
Moody Mathematics
Property of
Proportions #1
a c
If then ad bc
b d

Moody Mathematics
Property of
Proportions #2
a c b d
If then
b d a c

Moody Mathematics
Property of
Proportions #3
a c a b
If then
b d c d

Moody Mathematics
Property of
Proportions #4
a c a b c d
If then
b d b d


Moody Mathematics
Property of
Proportions #5
a c a c a
If then
b d b d b

Moody Mathematics
PRACTICE:
Moody Mathematics
3
1. 3 _?_.
5
p
If then q
q

: 5 Answer p
Moody Mathematics
3
2. _?_.
5 5
p q
If then
q

:
3
p
Answer
Moody Mathematics
3 8
3. _?_.
5 5
p
If then
q

:
p q
Answer
q

Moody Mathematics
3 3
4. _?_.
5 5
p p
If then
q q

3
:
5
p
Answer or
q
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3
5. _?_.
5
p q
If then
q p

5
:
3
Answer
Moody Mathematics
3 8
6. _?_.
5
p
If then
q p q

5
: Answer
q
Moody Mathematics
Definition: Polygons
are similar if:
1. Corresponding
Angles are congruent
2. Corresponding
sides are in proportion Moody Mathematics
: ABCD RSTU means
;
;
A R C T
B S D U


AB BC CD DA
and
RS ST TU UR

Moody Mathematics
60
8
10
7.5
x
12
y
w
Find w, x, y, z
in these
similar
trapezoids
z
Moody Mathematics
60
8
10
7.5
x
12
y
w
z
:
8 7.5
10
8
10 12
HINTS
x
y

Moody Mathematics
60
8
10
7.5
x
12
y
w
W=60
o

z
X=9.375
Y=9.6
Z=120
o

Moody Mathematics
Similar
Triangles
Moody Mathematics
AA Postulate: If 2
angles of one triangle
are congruent to 2
angles of another
triangle, then the 2
triangles are similar.
Moody Mathematics
SSS~ Postulate: If all 3
sides of two triangles
are in proportion, then
the triangles are
similar.
Moody Mathematics
SAS~ Postulate: If 2
sides of two triangles
are in proportion and
their included angles
are congruent, the
triangles are similar.
Moody Mathematics
PRACTICE:
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4
7
10
17.5
Similar?
Yes by SAS~
4 7
10 17.5

(4)(17.5) (10)(7)
70 70

Moody Mathematics
Similar?
6
5

8
8.4
7
11.2
Yes by SSS~
5 6 8
7 8.4 11.2

(5)(8.4) (6)(7)
(6)(11.2) (8)(8.4)

Moody Mathematics
Similar?
Yes by AA
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62
o

62
o

48
o

50
o

Similar?
No!
Corresponding
angles are not
congruent .
68
o

70
o

Moody Mathematics
8
4
7
x
Find x
8 7
8 4
8 84
10.5
x
x
x

Moody Mathematics
4
6
9
Find x
x
6 4
9
6 9( 4)
6 9 36
3 36
12
x
x
x x
x x
x
x




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