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Master SAS Similarity Theorem: Prove Triangle Similarity

G.SO.2201G1

Parallel lines and transversals

Parallel line proofs

Perpendicular line proofs

G.SO.2201G2

Pairs of lines and angles

G.SO.2201G3

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Law of sines

Ambiguous case: SSA triangles

Law of cosines

Applications of the sine law and cosine law

M.SO.2201M1

Rate of change

Rates

Find the Biggest Rate 

Find the Unit Price 

Unit Rate Fill in Box

Find the Quickest Rate 

Unit Rate

Proportions

Proportions — Missing Denominator

Proportions — Missing Numerator

Proportions - Find the Missing Denominator LHS

Proportions - Find the Missing Denominator RHS

Proportions - Find the Missing Numerator LHS

Proportions - Find the Missing Numerator RHS

M.SO.2201M2

Enlargements and reductions with scale factors

Scale diagrams

M.SO.2201M3

Similar triangles

Similar polygons

NL.SO.2201N1

Factoring difference of cubes

Factoring sum of cubes

Factor by taking out the greatest common factor

Factor by taking out GCF

Factor by grouping

Factoring difference of squares: \(x^2 - y^2\)

Factoring difference of squares: <katex>x^2 - y^2</katex>

Factoring difference of squares: x^2 - y^2

Factoring trinomials

Factoring Trinomials

NL.SO.2201N2

Set notation

Understanding How to Use Set Notation

Set builder notation

Intersection and union of 2 sets

Intersection and Union of 2 Sets

Intersection and union of 3 sets

Intersection and Union of 3 Sets

NL.SO.2201N3

Conversion between entire radicals and mixed radicals

Adding and subtracting radicals

Combining Like Radicals

Adding and Subtracting Radicals

Multiplying radicals

Multiplying Radicals

Operations with radicals

Operations with Radicals

Evaluating and simplifying radicals

Converting radicals to mixed radicals

Converting radicals to entire radicals

Adding radicals

Subtracting radicals

Multiplying and dividing radicals

Dividing radicals

Rationalize the denominator

NL.SO.2201N4

Solving radical equations

Solving Radical Equations Involving One Square Root Term

Solving Radical Equations Involving More than One Square Root Term

RF.SO.2201RF1

Characteristics of quadratic functions

Transformations of quadratic functions

Quadratic function in general form: y = ax^2 + bx + c

Converting from general to vertex form by completing the square

Shortcut: Vertex formula

Converting general form into vertex form by applying the vertex formula

Vertex Formula Application

Graphing quadratic functions: General form VS. Vertex form

Finding the quadratic functions for given parabolas

Quadratic function in vertex form: y = a(x-p)^2 + q

RF.SO.2201RF2

Solving quadratic equations by factoring

Solving quadratic equations by completing the square

Using quadratic formula to solve quadratic equations

Solving a quadratic equation with TWO REAL SOLUTIONS

Solving a quadratic equation with TWO COMPLEX SOLUTIONS

Nature of roots of quadratic equations: The discriminant

Applications of quadratic equations

RP.SO.2201RP1

Classification of data

Characteristics of Quantitative Data

Classify the Level of Measurement

Identify the Level of Measurement

Sampling methods

Sampling Methods

Frequency distribution and histograms

Frequency polygons

S.SO.2201S1

Spread of a data set - standard deviation & variance

Measures of relative standing - z-score, quartiles, percentiles

Introduction to normal distribution

The Normal Distribution and the 68-95-99.7 Rule

Using "invNorm" to Solve Normal Distribution Problems

Normal distribution and continuous random variable

Z-scores and random continuous variables

S.SO.2201S2

Point estimates

Confidence levels and critical values

Margin of error

Margin of Error

Making a confidence interval

Confidence intervals to estimate population mean

Academic Mathematics 2201

Measurement

Number and Logic

Relations and Functions

Mathematics Research Project

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- Hi, welcome to this question right here. So, we have two similar triangles right here. That did tell us it's similar, right? So, don't worry about it. It is similar. We need to calculate the missing length. Turns out the missing length is right here, okay? 
So, what you do first is you have to set up like a proportional fraction. So, let's put an equal sign right here. And put up a fraction sign and a fraction sign. So, what you do is this, you know that these two are similar triangles, okay? So, the shorter side with the shorter side, there's a ratio that's involved between these two so, my own little preference is I'm gonna take the bigger number that goes first. So, I'm gonna put a two right here, for the bigger triangle. This side right here versus this side, which is 0.5, okay? 
Then, I'm gonna try to figure out my missing x right here. So, this missing x corresponds to the six over here, okay? 
Because the hypotenuse and the hypotenuse of the two triangles would go together. So, the six over here of my bigger triangle will match the x here for my little triangle. So once again, the bigger on the top, smaller on the bottom. Just because the math is easier. The six is over here, and the x is over here, okay? 
Now, maybe now you're not go with the algebra. But you can just think about this. They are the same ratio to each other. All you need to do is think about how to go from two to six. Well, mathematically, going from two to six, you just have to times it by three. And since you times by three to the top, you have to do the same thing to the bottom, right? 
So, 0.5 times by 3, you get yourself a 1.5 at the very end. So, x over here turns out just to be a 1.5 meters. And that is your final answer. Thanks for watching.

Learn how to determine similar triangles by using side-side-side (SSS) similarity, <a href='[[glossary.html|{"keyword":"SAS Similarity"}]]'>side-angle-side (SAS) similarity</a> and the properties of similar triangles to solve questions. It's always a good idea to refresh your memory on scale factors and proportions because we will be using them a lot in this lesson.

Identifying similar triangles

Ratios

Pythagorean theorem

Using the pythagorean relationship