Similarity

Name: Abdulla Mohammed Salem Alhosani

Class: 9/ASP-2
Supervised by Mrs. Seema
Definition Of Similarity
Similarity is when two geometrical objects has the same shape but with
different sizes.

When does similarity happen?
Similarity occur when the two geometrical shapes have corresponding angles
congruent and have corresponding sides proportional.

Triangle Similarity
The triangle has 6 parts (3 angles and 3 sides). But triangle similarity is
different than other shapes similarity because in triangle similarity there are
simplest ways to prove certain triangles are similar.
Triangle similarity
There are three efficient ways to prove that two triangles are similar:-
1- SSS similarity test.
2- SAS similarity test.
3- AA similarity test.
1- SSS similarity test
In SSS similarity test, if the three sides of one triangle are proportional (two
ratios are equal) to the tree corresponding sides of another triangle, thus the
triangles are similar.
2- SAS similarity test
In SAS similarity test, if the two sides of one triangle are proportional to two
sides of another triangle and their included angle(sandwich angle) is
congruent, therefore the triangles are similar.
Included
angle
3- AA similarity test
In AA similarity test, if two angles of one triangle are congruent to two
angles of another triangle, then the triangles are similar
Properties of similar triangles
There are some properties of similar triangles that helps to find segment
lengths:-
1- Triangle Proportionality Theorem.
2- Converse of Triangle Proportionality Theorem.
3- Two-Transversal proportionality.
4- Triangle Angle Bisector Theorem.

1- Triangle Proportionality Theorem.
If a line parallel to a side of a triangle intersects the other two sides, then it
divides those sides proportionally.
2- Converse of Triangle Proportionality
Theorem.
If a line divides two sides of a triangle proportionally, therefore it is parallel
to the third side.
3- Two-Transversal proportionality.
If three or more parallel lines intersect two transversals, thus they divide the
transversals proportionally.
4- Triangle Angle Bisector Theorem.
An angle bisector of a triangle divides the opposite side into two segments
whose length is proportional to the lengths of the other two sides.