7.3 similar right triangles - jackson school district...right triangle, then the two triangles...
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7.3 Similar Right Triangles
Vocabulary!!
Similar polygons – polygons whose corresponding angles are _______________ and
corresponding side lengths are ______________________.
In the diagram to the right, ABCD is similar to
EFGH and can be written as
Corresponding angles:
Ratios of corresponding sides:
Example 1: Identifying Similar Triangles
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Example 2: Finding the Height of a Ramp
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Example 3: Using a Geometric Mean
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