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Chapter 8

Chapter 8. 8-1 Similarity in right triangles. Objectives. Use geometric mean to find segment lengths in right triangles. Apply similarity relationships in right triangles to solve problems. Similarity in right triangles.

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Chapter 8

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  1. Chapter 8 8-1 Similarity in right triangles

  2. Objectives Use geometric mean to find segment lengths in right triangles. Apply similarity relationships in right triangles to solve problems.

  3. Similarity in right triangles • In a right triangle, an altitude drawn from the vertex of the right angle to the hypotenuse forms two right triangles.

  4. Example #1 • Write a similarity statement comparing the three triangles.

  5. Solution W Z • Sketch the three right triangles with the angles of the triangles in corresponding positions. By Theorem 8-1-1, ∆UVW ~ ∆UWZ ~ ∆WVZ.

  6. Check it out • Write a similarity statement comparing the three triangles By Theorem 8-1-1, ∆LJK ~ ∆JMK ~ ∆LMJ.

  7. Geometric mean • Consider the proportion . In this case, the means of the proportion are the same number, and that number is the geometric mean of the extremes. • The geometric meanof two positive numbers is the positive square root of their product. So the geometric mean of a and b is the positive number x such that , or x2 = ab.

  8. Example 2A: Finding Geometric Means • Find the geometric mean of each pair of numbers. If necessary, give the answer in simplest radical form. • 4 and 25 • Solution • Let x be the geometric mean. • x2 = (4)(25) = 100 • x = 10

  9. Example • Find the geometric mean of each pair of numbers. If necessary, give the answer in simplest radical form. • 5 and 30

  10. Check it out!! • Find the geometric mean of each pair of numbers. If necessary, give the answer in simplest radical form. • 2 and 8

  11. Similarity in right triangles • You can use Theorem 8-1-1 to write proportions comparing the side lengths of the triangles formed by the altitude to the hypotenuse of a right triangle. • All the relationships in red involve geometric means.

  12. Similarity in right triangles

  13. Example • Example 3: Finding Side Lengths in Right Triangles • Find x, y, and z.

  14. Check It Out! Example 3 • Find u, v, and w.

  15. Example 4: Measurement Application • To estimate the height of a Douglas fir, Jan positions herself so that her lines of sight to the top and bottom of the tree form a 90º angle. Her eyes are about 1.6 m above the ground, and she is standing 7.8 m from the tree. What is the height of the tree to the nearest meter? The tree is about 38 + 1.6 = 39.6, or 40 m tall

  16. Check it out!!! • A surveyor positions himself so that his line of sight to the top of a cliff and his line of sight to the bottom form a right angle as shown. • What is the height of the cliff to the nearest foot? The cliff is about 142.5 + 5.5, or 148 ft high.

  17. Homework • Do problems 2-14 in your book page 537

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