SIMILAR RIGHT TRIANGLES G.7A - Apply the definition of similarity in.terms of d dilation to identify similar figures and their proportional sides and the congruent corresponding angles. G.8B - Identify and apply the relationships that exist when an altitude is drawn to the hypotenuse of a right triangle, including the geometric mean, to solve problems. ‘Identifying Similar Triangles When the __QHitudle. ___ is drawn to the _ Is ___ of a right triangle, the two smaller triangles are __Similar____ to the original triangle and to each other. LABC~ AACD~ ACED D> 8B favinde oF = ¥ short leg Be = él long leg of big A medium A small A flemember... the _ altitude. ___ of a triangle is a line segment drawn from any vertex of a triangle perpendicular to the opposite side. E1) Identify the similar triangles in the diagram. 4 ARST ~ ARTUY ATSU R Tt E2) Find the value of x. AFEG~ AGEH = lng. teg Lat RB ee F Sx=12‘Using a Geometric Mean. The _. -Geamebic_mean__ of two eee panei a@and bis the positive number _X _ that satisfies ___ so,_X"= alo __ond_x=Yao E3) Find the geometric mean of 24 and cd xX={ao y= (24-48 Ye (24-24-29 [242 So IE © 33.49 In right AABC, altitude CD is drawn to the hypotenuse, forming two smaller right triangles that are similar to AABC. From the Right Triangle Similarity Theorem, you know that ACBD ~ ACD ~ aABC. Because the triangles are similar, you can write and simplify the following proportions involving geometric means.In aright triangle, the _ QHitude. ___ from the right angle to the oj Npatenuse __ divides the hypotenuse into two segments. Geometric Mean (‘iltitude) Theorem The length of the altitude is the menic_mean___ of the lengths of the two segments of the triangle is the Wean ___ ofthe lengths of the hypotenuse and the segment of the hypotenuse that is adjacent to the leg. hypotenuse. > 8 CD? = AD-8D Geometric Mean (leg) Theorem The length of each leg of the right c 4) Find the value of each variable. —alfitude a) t 6 3 223 7218 X VB 2a