MATHEMATICS

Grade 8 - Euclid
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 THEOREMS
TRIANGLE INEQUALITY
THEOREM

HINGE THEOREM
HINGE THEOREM
 HINGE THEOREM
If two sides of a triangle are congruent
Use SOH CAH TOA to help you
to two
Identify the opposite, adjacent
sides of another
and hypotenuse of the right triangle and the
decide whichincluded
ratio to
use (sin, cos, tan).
angle of the first is larger than the included
angled triangle.

angle of the second, then the third side of the

first triangle is longer
Complete the calculation to than the third side of
Substitute the side lengths
into the correct formula
the
find your answer. Round to
second triangle.
the required accuracy.
triangle.
 HINGE THEOREM

This theorem is called

Identify the opposite, adjacent
the "Hinge
Use SOH CAH TOA Theorem"
to help you
decide which ratio to
because it acts
and hypotenuse of the right
angled triangle.
on the principle
use (sin,of
cos, the
tan). two

sides described in the triangle as being

"hinged" at their common vertex.
Substitute the side lengths
Complete the calculation to into the correct formula
find your answer. Round to triangle.
the required accuracy.
CONVERSE OF HINGE THEOREM
If two sides of a triangle are congruent
Use SOH CAH TOA to help you
to two
Identify the opposite, adjacent
sides of another
and hypotenuse of the right triangle and the
decide third
which ratioside
to of
use (sin, cos, tan).
the first is longer than the third side of the
angled triangle.

second, then the included angle of the first

triangle
Complete theis larger
calculation to than the included of the
Substitute the side lengths
into the correct formula
find your answer. Round to
second triangle.
the required accuracy.
triangle.
 HINGE THEOREM

Use SOH CAH TOA to help you

Identify the opposite, adjacent
decide which ratio to
and hypotenuse of the right
use (sin, cos, tan).
angled triangle.

Substitute the side lengths

Complete the calculation to into the correct formula
find your answer. Round to triangle.
the required accuracy.
 EXAMPLE
3m
Car 1
1 90°

6m
Based on the diagram
below, which car is MALL

farther away from the

mall? 6m

100°

3m Car 2
 EXAMPLE

1 Compare the side

BC and YZ using
the Hinge Theorem.
 EXAMPLE

3
Prove that BR > AR
using HInge Theorem.
 PRACTICE

1 Compare the
m∠XCB and
m∠ABC using the
converse Hinge
theorem.
 PRACTICE
Compare the the side AC and CX using the Hinge theorem.
2
 PRACTICE

3 If you are given two triangles \triangle ABC and \

triangle XYZ with the following data:
BA≅YX
BC≅YZ
CA=14 inches
m∠B=45°
m∠Y=60°
Find the range value of the side XZ?
ANY QUESTIONS?