Geometry

Unit 5, Day 2 Introduction to Ratios, Proportions, and Similarity

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Geometry
Warm-up:

Unit 5, Day 2

HW: Proportions Worksheet 1. Solve the following proportions for x: 2. Solve the following word problem:
Khadijah spends 13 hours in a 2-week period training for basketball. If she keeps up this same schedule, how many hours will she train over 5 weeks?
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Homework Review
Any questions about last nights homework?

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TRIANGLES
Why are we spending more time on triangles?...

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Triangles are EVERYWHERE!

We see them in ancient cultures...

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Triangles are EVERYWHERE!

We see them in everyday structures...

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Triangles are EVERYWHERE!

We even see them in our lunch!

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One of the coolest things about triangles...

We can use them to estimate the height of objects!

You will learn how to do this later!

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Similar Figures

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Similar Figures

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Similar Figures

Example 1

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Reminder!
Corresponding parts must be named in the same order Ex: ACB is not similar to ABC What is ACB similar to?

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Example 2

Similarity Example

!ABC ~ !ADE What are the corresponding parts?

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Similarity Practice
1. The following triangles are similar. Name all corresponding parts.
A B P Q !ABC ~ ! PQR C R

2. The following triangles are similar. Identify the missing dimensions.

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Similarity Shortcuts
We already know how to use shortcuts to show triangle congruence... RIGHT?

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We also have ones for Similarity!

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Examples!
Lets think about it... How do I know that triangles with t wo congruent angles have to be similar?

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Examples!
Lets think about it... How do I know that these t wo triangles are similar?

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Examples!
Lets think about it... How do I know that these t wo triangles are similar?

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More Practice
3.! Are the following triangles similar? Explain the shortcut you can use to determine similarity.
K L 4 J 9 H 9 I 4

4. You are 1.52 meters tall and have a shadow that is 2 meters long. A nearby statue has a shadow the measures 14 meters long. What is the height of the statue in meters?

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Homework
Similar Triangles HW

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Why are proportions and ratios important?

When are they used?

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