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Master SAS Similarity Theorem: Prove Triangle Similarity

NY.GEO-G.C.1

Central angles and proofs

NY.GEO-G.C.2a

Central and inscribed angles in circles

NY.GEO-G.C.2b

NY.GEO-G.C.5

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Converting between degrees and radians

Trigonometric ratios of angles in radians

Radian measure and arc length

NY.GEO-G.CO.1

Line symmetry

Angles in a circle

Chord properties

Circles and circumference

Circle properties

Arcs of a circle

Areas and sectors of circles

Parallel and perpendicular line segments

Identifying Parallel Lines

Identifying Perpendicular Lines

NY.GEO-G.CO.10

Classifying triangles

Isosceles and equilateral triangles

NY.GEO-G.CO.11

Area and perimeter of parallelograms

2d shapes area and perimeter of parallelogram

2d shapes area and perimeter of parallelograms

NY.GEO-G.CO.12

Perpendicular bisectors

NY.GEO-G.CO.13

Inscribed angles and proofs

NY.GEO-G.CO.2

Rotational symmetry and transformations

Introduction to transformations

NY.GEO-G.CO.3

Horizontal and vertical distances

NY.GEO-G.CO.6

Congruence and congruent triangles

NY.GEO-G.CO.7

Triangles congruent by SSS proofs

NY.GEO-G.CO.8

Triangles congruent by SAS and HL proofs

Triangles congruent by ASA and AAS proofs

NY.GEO-G.CO.9

Pairs of lines and angles

Parallel lines and transversals

Parallel line proofs

Perpendicular line proofs

NY.GEO-G.GMD.1

Surface area and volume of prisms

Surface area and volume of cylinders

Surface area and volume of cones

NY.GEO-G.GMD.3

Surface area and volume of pyramids

NY.GEO-G.GMD.4

Surface area of 3-dimensional shapes

Introduction to surface area of 3-dimensional shapes

Nets of 3-dimensional shapes

NY.GEO-G.GPE.1a

Conics - Circle

NY.GEO-G.GPE.1b

NY.GEO-G.GPE.4

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

General form:  Ax  + By  + C = 0

General form: Ax + By + C = 0

Point-slope form: y - y_1 = m(x - x_1)

Introduction to vectors

NY.GEO-G.GPE.5

Parallel line equation

Perpendicular line equation

Combination of both parallel and perpendicular line equations

NY.GEO-G.GPE.6

Midpoint formula: \(M = ( \frac{x_1+x_2}2  ,\frac{y_1+y_2}2)\)

Midpoint formula

Midpoint formula: <katex>M = ( \frac{x_1+x_2}2 ,\frac{y_1+y_2}2)</katex>

Midpoint formula: <katex>M = ( \frac{x_1+x_2}2 ,\frac{y_1+y_2}2)</katex>

NY.GEO-G.GPE.7

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

NY.GEO-G.MG.1

Scale diagrams

NY.GEO-G.MG.2

Word problems of polynomials

NY.GEO-G.SRT.1

Enlargements and reductions with scale factors

NY.GEO-G.SRT.2

Similar triangles

NY.GEO-G.SRT.4

Pythagorean theorem

Pythagorean Theorem

Estimating square roots

Using the pythagorean relationship

Applications of pythagorean theorem

NY.GEO-G.SRT.5

Similar polygons

NY.GEO-G.SRT.6

Use sine ratio to calculate angles and sides (Sin = o / h)

Use tangent ratio to calculate angles and sides (Tan = o / a)

NY.GEO-G.SRT.7

Use cosine ratio to calculate angles and sides (Cos = a / h)

Cofunction identities

NY.GEO-G.SRT.8

Combination of SohCahToa questions

Word problems relating ladder in trigonometry

Word problems relating guy wire in trigonometry

NY.GEO-G.SRT.9

Area of triangles: 1/2 a*b sin(C)

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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