Proving triangles

by AAA,SAS,SSS
 Two triangles are similar if they have:
all their angles equal
corresponding sides are in the same ratio
But we don't need to know all three sides
and all three angles ...two or three out
of the six is usually enough.
 There are three ways to find if two
triangles are similar: AA, SAS and SSS:
AA
 AA stands for "angle, angle" and means
that the triangles have two of their
angles equal.
 Iftwo triangles have two of their angles
equal, the triangles are similar.
Example: these two triangles are
similar:

If two of their angles are equal, then the third angle

must also be equal, because angles of a triangle always
add to make 180°.
In this case the missing angle is 180° − (72° + 35°) =
73°
So AA could also be called AAA (because when two
angles are equal, all three angles must be equal).
SAS
 SAS stands for "side, angle, side" and means
that we have two triangles where:
the ratio between two sides is the same as the
ratio between another two sides
and we we also know the included angles are
equal.
If two triangles have two pairs of sides in the
same ratio and the included angles are also
equal, then the triangles are similar.
Example:

In this example we can see that:

one pair of sides is in the ratio of 21 : 14 = 3 : 2
another pair of sides is in the ratio of 15 : 10 = 3
:2
there is a matching angle of 75° in between
them
So there is enough information to tell us that
Using Trigonometry
We could also use Trigonometry to calculate the other two
sides using the Law of Cosines :
Example Continued:
In Triangle ABC:
a2 = b2 + c2 - 2bc cos A
a2 = 212 + 152 - 2 × 21 × 15 × Cos75°
a2 = 441 + 225 - 630 × 0.2588...
a2 = 666 - 163.055...
a2 = 502.944...
So a = √502.94 = 22.426...
In Triangle XYZ:
x2 = y2 + z2 - 2yz cos X
x2 = 142 + 102 - 2 × 14 × 10 × Cos75°
x2 = 196 + 100 - 280 × 0.2588...
x2 = 296 - 72.469...
x2 = 223.530...
So x = √223.530... = 14.950...

Now let us check the ratio of those two sides:

a : x = 22.426... : 14.950... = 3 : 2
the same ratio as before!
SSS
 SSS stands for "side, side, side" and
means that we have two triangles with
all three pairs of corresponding sides in
the same ratio.
 Iftwo triangles have three pairs of sides
in the same ratio, then the triangles are
similar.
Example:

In this example, the ratios of sides are:

a : x = 6 : 7.5 = 12 : 15 = 4 : 5
b : y = 8 : 10 = 4 : 5
c : z = 4 : 5
These ratios are all equal, so the two triangles are
similar.
Using Trigonometry
Using Trigonometry we can show that the two triangles
have equal angles by using the Law of Cosines in each
triangle:
In Triangle ABC:
cos A = (b2 + c2 - a2)/2bc
cos A = (82 + 42 - 62)/(2× 8 × 4)
cos A = (64 + 16 - 36)/64
cos A = 44/64
cos A = 0.6875
So Angle A = 46.6°
In Triangle XYZ:
cos X = (y2 + z2 - x2)/2yz
cos X = (102 + 52 - 7.52)/(2× 10 × 5)
cos X = (100 + 25 - 56.25)/100
cos X = 68.75/100
cos X = 0.6875
So Angle X = 46.6°
So angles A and X are equal!
QUIZ NA BOIIIII
These two triangles are:
A:SIMILAR AA
B:SIMILAR SAS
C:SIMILAR SSS
D:NOT SIMILAR
THESE TWO TRIANGLES ARE:
A.SIMILAR AA
B.SIMILAR SAS
C.SIMILAR SSS
D.NOT SIMILAR
THESE TWO TRIANGLES ARE:
A.SIMILAR AA
B.SIMILAR SAS
C.SIMILAR SSS
D.NOT SIMILAR
THESE TWO TRIANGLES ARE:
A.SIMILAR AA
B.SIMILAR SAS
C.SIMILAR SSS
D.NOT SIMILAR
THESE TWO TRIANGLES ARE:
A.SIMILAR AA
B.SIMILAR SAS
C.SIMILAR SSS
D.NOT SIMILAR
THESE TWO TRIANGLES ARE:
A.SIMILAR AA
B.SIMILAR SAS
C.SIMILAR SSS
D.NOT SIMILAR
THESE TWO TRIANGLES ARE:
A.SIMILAR AA
B.SIMILAR SAS
C.SIMILAR SSS
D.NOT SIMILAR
THESE TWO TRIANGLES ARE:
A.SIMILAR AA
B.SIMILAR SAS
C.SIMILAR SSS
D.NOT SIMILAR
THESE TWO TRIANGLES ARE:
A.SIMILAR AA
B.SIMILAR SAS
C.SIMILAR SSS
D.NOT SIMILAR
THESE TWO TRIANGLES ARE:
A.SIMILAR AA
B.SIMILAR SAS
C.SIMILAR SSS
D.NOT SIMILAR