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Similarity Ratios and Proportions. Section 7.1. Ratio. Comparison of two quantities. Ways to write a ratio:. Be sure to SIMPLIFY!. Example. A scale model of a car is 4” long. The actual car is 18’ long. What is the ratio of the length of the model to the length of the car?.
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SimilarityRatios and Proportions Section 7.1
Ratio • Comparison of two quantities Ways to write a ratio: Be sure to SIMPLIFY!
Example • A scale model of a car is 4” long. The actual car is 18’ long. What is the ratio of the length of the model to the length of the car? 4 to 18(12) = 4 to 216 = 1 to 54 4:216 = 1:54 4 = 1 216 54
Proportion An Equation • A statement that two ratios are equal • Extended Proportion: When three or more ratios are equal
Cross-Product Property • The product of the extremes is equal to the product of the means Means Extremes
Examples…solve the following proportions 1) 2 : 5 = n : 35 2) 3) 4) x + 1 : 3 = x : 2
Solving Proportions • Use the cross product property to solve for variables in a proportion
Solving an extended proportion • Choose two ratios to work with first in order to solve for a variable • Use substitution and then solve for the other variable using cross product
Properties of proportions: • Given: The following is true: 1) 2) 3) 4) Cross Product Property Reciprocals Exchange the means Adding 1 to each side
Writing equivalent proportions • Given
Similarity Section 7.2
Similar • Two figures with the same shape that have: • Corresponding angles congruent • Corresponding sides proportional
Similarity Ratio • The ratio of the lengths of corresponding sides = 2” 1
To determine if two figures are similar • Check that corresponding angles are congruent and all corresponding sides have an equal similarity ratio
Using Similar Figures • Find the missing angles and side lengths given LMNP~QRST
Proving triangles are similar • Angle Angle Similarity (AA~) Postulate If two angles of one triangle are congruent to two angles of another triangle, then the triangles are similar. ∆LNM ~ ∆RTS
Side-Angle-Side Similarity (SAS~) Theorem • If an angle of one triangle is congruent to an angle of a second triangle and the sides including the two angles are proportional, then the triangles are similar. ∆XYZ ~ ∆ABC
Side-Side-Side Similarity (SSS~) Theorem • If the corresponding sides of two triangles are proportional, then the triangles are similar. ∆QRS ~ ∆TUV
Why don’t we have AAS similarity or ASA Similarity? • They both fall under the umbrella of AA Similarity
7.3 Proof! Given: Prove:
The Golden Ratio! • A golden rectangle can be divided into a square and rectangle that is similar to the original rectangle. In any golden rectangle the length and width are in the golden ratio, which is about 1.618 to 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fmaVqkR0ZXg
Similarity in Right Triangles 4 1 2 What do you know about angle D in the two smaller triangles? Is there any relationship between the other angles? 3
Theorem 7-3 • The altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle divides the triangle into 2 triangles that are similar to the original triangle and to each other.
Geometric Mean • For 2 positive numbers a and b, x is the number such that • Therefore, Positive only…NOT +/- !
Similar Right Triangles and Geometric Mean • The length of the altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle is the geometric mean of the lengths of the segments of the hypotenuse. Geometric Mean of 4 and 5
Try These • Solve for each variable.
Proportions in Triangles Section 7.5
Review:Triangle Proportionality Theorem/Side-Splitter Theorem • If a line is parallel to one side of a triangle and intersects the other two sides, then it divides those sides proportionally.
Corollary to Theorem 7.4 • If three parallel lines intersect two transversals, then the segments intercepted on the transversals are proportional.
Triangle Angle Bisector Theorem • If a ray bisects an angle of a triangle, then it divides the opposite side into two segments that are proportional to the other two sides of the triangle.