Similarity

Theorem
❑ If two angles of one triangle are congruent to the two angles of
another triangle, then the two triangles are similar.

600 500 600 500

∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝐷𝐸𝐹
❑ If two corresponding sides of two triangles are proportional
and the included angles are congruent, then the two triangles
are similar.

3 3
=
8 8

< 𝐴𝑂𝐵 ≅ < 𝐶𝑂𝐵

∆𝐴𝑂𝐷~∆𝐶𝑂𝐵
❑ If the sides of one triangle are proportional to the
corresponding sides of a second triangle, then the triangles are
similar.

2 3 4
= =
6 9 12

1 1 1
= =
3 3 3
∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝑌𝑋𝑍
Similarities
in a Right
Triangle
 B
∆𝐴𝐵𝐶~∆𝐴𝐷𝐵~∆𝐵𝐷𝐶

C
A D
Right Triangle Similarity Theorem:
In any right triangle, the altitude to the hypotenuse divides the triangle
into two right triangles, which are similar to each other and to the given
right triangle.
 Geometric
Mean
Theorem
In a right triangle, the altitude to the hypotenuse is the geometric
mean of the segments into which it divides the hypotenuse.

𝟐
𝑩𝑫 = 𝑨𝑫 𝒙 𝑪𝑫
 Geometric
Mean
Theorem
In a right triangle, each of the legs is the geometric mean of the
hypotenuse and the segment of the hypotenuse adjacent to the leg

𝟐
𝑨𝑩 = 𝑨𝑪 𝒙 𝑨𝑫
 Geometric
Mean
Theorem
In a right triangle, each of the legs is the geometric mean of the
hypotenuse and the segment of the hypotenuse adjacent to the leg

𝟐
𝑩𝑪 = 𝑨𝑪 𝒙 𝑫𝑪
 I
𝟐
𝑹𝑴 = 𝑰𝑴 𝒙 𝑴𝑻
𝟐
𝟖 = 𝟏𝟔 𝒙 𝑴𝑻
16
𝟔𝟒 = 𝟏𝟔 𝒙 𝑴𝑻
𝟔𝟒 𝟏𝟔 𝒙 𝑴𝑻
=
M 𝟏𝟔 𝟏𝟔
? 8 𝟒 = 𝑴𝑻

T R
 I
If 𝐼𝑇 = 25 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑀𝑇 = 5, find 𝑅𝑀.
𝟐
𝑹𝑴 = 𝑰𝑴 𝒙 𝑴𝑻
𝑹𝑴𝟐 = 𝟐𝟎 𝒙 𝟓
𝟐
𝑹𝑴 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎
M
𝑹𝑴 = 𝟏𝟎𝟎
𝑹𝑴 = 𝟏𝟎

T R
 I
If 𝐼𝑇 = 12 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑀𝑇 = 3, find 𝑇𝑅.

𝟐
𝑻𝑹 = 𝑰𝑻 𝒙 𝑴𝑻
𝑻𝑹𝟐 = 𝟏𝟐 𝒙 𝟑
𝟐
𝑻𝑹 = 𝟑𝟔
M
𝑻𝑹 = 𝟑𝟔
𝑻𝑹 = 𝟔

T R
 Seatwork:
C Solve for x, y, and z.

y x z

A 4 B
D 9