Geometry - Similarity, Right Triangles, and Trigonometry
PrintSimilarity defines proportional relationships between figures through dilation, leading to the AA, SAS, and SSS criteria. Right triangle trigonometry introduces sine, cosine, and tangent as ratios. The Law of Sines and Cosines applies these tools to non-right triangles.
Example Problems
Polygon A has an area of square units. Beth drew a scaled version of Polygon A and labeled it Polygon B. Polygon B has an area of square units.
What scale factor did Beth use to go from Polygon A to Polygon B?
What scale factor did Beth use to go from Polygon A to Polygon B?
Polygon Y has an area of 11 square units. Celia drew a scaled version of Polygon Y using a scale factor of 3 and labeled it Polygon Z.
What is the area of Polygon Z?
What is the area of Polygon Z?
A ‑foot ladder leans against a vertical wall. The base of the ladder is feet from the wall.
How high up the wall does the ladder reach?
How high up the wall does the ladder reach?
Polygon V has an area of square unit. Jun-seo drew a scaled version of Polygon V using a scale factor of and labeled it Polygon W.
What is the area of Polygon W?
What is the area of Polygon W?

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