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12.4 Converse On Triangles

The document discusses the Pythagorean theorem and its converse. It explains that the Pythagorean theorem relates the sides of a right triangle, and its converse states that if the sides of any triangle satisfy the Pythagorean equation, then the triangle must be right. It also discusses how to determine if a triangle is right, obtuse, or acute using the theorem. The document then covers the converses of several angle theorems about parallel lines and isosceles triangles.

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12.4 Converse On Triangles

The document discusses the Pythagorean theorem and its converse. It explains that the Pythagorean theorem relates the sides of a right triangle, and its converse states that if the sides of any triangle satisfy the Pythagorean equation, then the triangle must be right. It also discusses how to determine if a triangle is right, obtuse, or acute using the theorem. The document then covers the converses of several angle theorems about parallel lines and isosceles triangles.

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Converse Theorems

The Pythagorean theorem is


a relation in Euclidean
geometry among the three
sides of a right triangle.
The theorem is as follows:

In any right triangle, the area of


the square whose side is the
hypotenuse is equal to the sum
of areas of the squares whose
sides are the two legs.
In other words:

If we let c be the length of


the hypotenuse and a and b
a c be the lengths of the other
b
two sides, the theorem can
be expressed as the
equation:

Or solve for c,
This equation provides a simple
relation among the three sides of a
right triangle so that if the lengths of
any two sides are known, the length
of the third side can be found.
The converse of this theorem is also true:

For any three positive numbers a, b,


and c such that a² + b² = c², there
exists a triangle with sides a, b and
c, and every such triangle has a right
angle between the sides of lengths a
and b.
We can also use this theorem to
determine whether a triangle is right,
obtuse, or acute, as follows…

If Then the triangle is


right.
If Then the triangle is
acute.
If Then the triangle is
obtuse.
Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
If the square of the longest
side of a triangle is equal to the
sum of the squares of the other two
sides, the triangle is a right triangle.

Corollary 1: If the square of the


longest side of a triangle is greater
than the sum of the squares of the
other two sides, then the triangle is
an obtuse triangle.
Corollary 2: If the square of the
longest side of a triangle is less
than the sum of the squares of the
other two sides, then the triangle
is an acute triangle.
The converse of the Pythagorean
theorem allows you to determine
whether a triangle is a right
triangle if you know the lengths of
its sides.
Statements
Alternate Interior Angles
If two parallel lines are cut by a
transversal, then the alternate interior
angles are congruent.
Converse..
If two lines are cut by a transversal
and the alternate interior angles
are congruent, the lines are
parallel.
Alternate Exterior Angles
If two parallel lines are cut by a
transversal, then the alternate
exterior angles are congruent.
Converse..
If two lines are cut by a
transversal and the alternate
exterior angles are congruent,
the lines are parallel.
Base Angle Theorem
(Isosceles triangle)

If two sides of a triangle are


congruent, the angles opposite
these sides are congruent.

Converse..

If two angles of a triangle


are congruent, the sides
opposite these angles are
congruent.
END..

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