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Unit 6 - HW 3 - Similar Triangle Theorems
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Determine whether the triangles are similar by AA~, SSS~, SAS~, or not similar.
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How to Find if Triangles are Similar
Two triangles are similar if they have:
- all their angles equal
- corresponding sides are in the same ratio
But we don't need to know all three sides and all three angles ... two or three out of the six is usually enough.
There are three ways to find if two triangles are similar: AA , SAS and SSS :
AA stands for "angle, angle" and means that the triangles have two of their angles equal.
If two triangles have two of their angles equal, the triangles are similar.
Example: these two triangles are similar:
If two of their angles are equal, then the third angle must also be equal, because angles of a triangle always add to make 180° .
In this case the missing angle is 180° − (72° + 35°) = 73°
So AA could also be called AAA (because when two angles are equal, all three angles must be equal).
SAS stands for "side, angle, side" and means that we have two triangles where:
- the ratio between two sides is the same as the ratio between another two sides
- and we we also know the included angles are equal.
If two triangles have two pairs of sides in the same ratio and the included angles are also equal, then the triangles are similar.
In this example we can see that:
- one pair of sides is in the ratio of 21 : 14 = 3 : 2
- another pair of sides is in the ratio of 15 : 10 = 3 : 2
- there is a matching angle of 75° in between them
So there is enough information to tell us that the two triangles are similar .
Using Trigonometry
We could also use Trigonometry to calculate the other two sides using the Law of Cosines :
Example Continued
In Triangle ABC:
- a 2 = b 2 + c 2 - 2bc cos A
- a 2 = 21 2 + 15 2 - 2 × 21 × 15 × Cos75°
- a 2 = 441 + 225 - 630 × 0.2588...
- a 2 = 666 - 163.055...
- a 2 = 502.944...
- So a = √502.94 = 22.426...
In Triangle XYZ:
- x 2 = y 2 + z 2 - 2yz cos X
- x 2 = 14 2 + 10 2 - 2 × 14 × 10 × Cos75°
- x 2 = 196 + 100 - 280 × 0.2588...
- x 2 = 296 - 72.469...
- x 2 = 223.530...
- So x = √223.530... = 14.950...
Now let us check the ratio of those two sides:
a : x = 22.426... : 14.950... = 3 : 2
the same ratio as before!
Note: we can also use the Law of Sines to show that the other two angles are equal.
SSS stands for "side, side, side" and means that we have two triangles with all three pairs of corresponding sides in the same ratio.
If two triangles have three pairs of sides in the same ratio, then the triangles are similar.
In this example, the ratios of sides are:
- a : x = 6 : 7.5 = 12 : 15 = 4 : 5
- b : y = 8 : 10 = 4 : 5
- c : z = 4 : 5
These ratios are all equal, so the two triangles are similar.
Using Trigonometry we can show that the two triangles have equal angles by using the Law of Cosines in each triangle:
- cos A = (b 2 + c 2 - a 2 )/2bc
- cos A = (8 2 + 4 2 - 6 2 )/(2× 8 × 4)
- cos A = (64 + 16 - 36)/64
- cos A = 44/64
- cos A = 0.6875
- So Angle A = 46.6°
- cos X = (y 2 + z 2 - x 2 )/2yz
- cos X = (10 2 + 5 2 - 7.5 2 )/(2× 10 × 5)
- cos X = (100 + 25 - 56.25)/100
- cos X = 68.75/100
- cos X = 0.6875
- So Angle X = 46.6°
So angles A and X are equal!
Similarly we can show that angles B and Y are equal, and angles C and Z are equal.
Proving Triangles are Similar
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Proving (or Disproving) Triangles are Similar
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Definition:
Similar triangles have equal corresponding angles and proportional sides.
There are three main methods to prove triangles are similar. The information provided in the question dictates which approach to attempt. Below are the details on each.
Side-Side-Side Similarity:
Use this method when the lengths of all three sides of both triangles are known . The goal is to show that the ratio between each pair of corresponding sides is equal. This is accomplished by creating and evaluating fractions out of the pairs of corresponding sides. When performing these calculations, there are two important things to note:
- It is important that only corresponding sides are compared. (ie. in a right angle triangle, the two hypotenuses would be compared in the fraction)
- The values in the numerator must all be from the same triangle; likewise the values in the denominator must all be from the same triangle.
If all of the ratios are the same, this means the sides are proportional, which is the definition of a similar triangle.
Ex: The following triangles are similar since
3 / 9 = 1 / 3
4 / 12 = 1 / 3
5 / 15 = 1 / 3
Angle-Angle Similarity:
Use this method when given:
- All of the angles in both triangles
- Information that allows you to solve for the angles
- Information that allows you to prove the angles in one triangle are congruent to the angles in the other triangle. (This will be the case when no numbers are provided in the problem)
The goal is to show that two of the angles are the same in each triangle. Because the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is always 180 degrees, knowing two of the angles are the same means we know the third angle must be the same as well. Note that some schools require this reasoning to be included with the proof as well. This means that if two of the angles in a triangle match two of the angles in the other triangle (equal corresponding angles), then the triangles are similar.
Ex: The following triangles are similar since it’s given that two of the angles in each triangle are the same.
Side-Angle-Side Similarity:
Use this method when presented with an “angle sandwich” in each triangle. This term refers to the situation where an angle, as well as the two sides surrounding it, are defined. If the angles apart of the “angle sandwich” are the same, check if the ratios between the two pairs of corresponding sides are equal (as described in side-side-side similarity above). Once this is proven to be true, it’s enough information to conclude that they’re similar triangles.
Ex: The following triangles are similar since the angles are equal and
3 / 7 = .43
If any of the above cases are false, then the triangles are not similar! Explaining why is an acceptable disproof.
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