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Master SAS Similarity Theorem: Prove Triangle Similarity

8.EE.A.1

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Using exponents to describe numbers

Expanded powers

Exponent rules

Single Power Expressions

Dividing powers

Multiplying powers

Order of operations with exponents

Product rule of exponents

Quotient rule of exponents

Power of a product rule

Power of a quotient rule

Power of a power rule

Simplify the power

8.EE.A.2

Squares and square roots

Square Root of a Perfect Square

Square and square roots

Cubic and cube roots

Cube root of a perfect cube

Converting radicals to mixed radicals

Converting radicals to entire radicals

8.EE.A.3

Scientific notation

8.EE.B.5

Parallel and perpendicular lines in linear functions

Understanding graphs of linear relationships

Linear relations

Understanding tables of values of linear relationships

Linear relation

Applications of linear relationships

Identifying proportional relationships

8.EE.B.6

Slope equation: \(m = \frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2- x_1}\)

Slope equation: <katex>m = \frac{y_2-y_1}{x_2- x_1}</katex>

Slope intercept form:  y = mx + b

Slope intercept form: y = mx + b

8.EE.C.7

Introduction to linear equations

Model and solve one-step linear equations: ax = b, x/a = b

One-step Linear Equations

One Step Linear Equations — Word Problem

One-step equations

One-step Equations LHS

One-step Equations RHS

Model And Solve One Step Linear Equations Divide – Word Problem

Model And Solve One Step Linear Equations Multiply – Word Problem

Solving two-step linear equations using addition and subtraction: ax + b = c

Two-step Linear Equations

Two-step Linear Equations LHS

Solve Linear Equations Using Addition and Subtraction – Word Problem

Two-step Linear Equations — Word Problem

Solving two-step linear equations using multiplication and division: x/a + b = c

Two-step Linear Equations RHS

Solving two-step linear equations using distributive property: a(x + b) = c

Solve Linear Equations Using Distributive Property – Word Problem

Solving literal equations

8.EE.C.8

Determining number of solutions to linear equations

Solving systems of linear equations by graphing

Solving systems of linear equations by elimination

Solving systems of linear equations by substitution

8.F.A.1

Relationship between two variables

Identifying functions

8.F.A.2

Function notation

8.F.B.4

Applications of linear relations

8.F.B.5

Graphing linear functions using table of values

8.G.A.1

Line symmetry

Tessellations using translations and reflections

tessellations using translations and reflections

8.G.A.2

Rotational symmetry and transformations

8.G.A.3

Enlargements and reductions with scale factors

Tessellations using rotations

8.G.A.4

Similar polygons

8.G.A.5

Similar triangles

8.G.B.6

Pythagorean theorem

Pythagorean Theorem

8.G.B.7

Using the pythagorean relationship

8.G.B.8

Distance formula: \(d = \sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}\)

Distance formula: <katex>d = \sqrt{(x_2-x_1)^2+(y_2-y_1)^2}</katex>

Distance formula

Applications of pythagorean theorem

8.G.C.9

Volume of cylinders

Word problems relating volume of prisms and cylinders

Surface area and volume of cones

Surface area and volume of spheres

8.NS.A.1

Understanding the number systems

Rational vs. Irrational numbers

8.NS.A.2

Determine square roots of rational numbers

Square roots of rational numbers

Estimating square roots

Converting repeating decimals to fractions

8.SP.A.1

Reading linear relation graphs

Box-and-whisker plots and scatter plots

8.SP.A.2

Solving linear equations by graphing

8th Grade Math

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Intro

- 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