Solving Similar Triangles

Site: Saylor Academy
Course: GKT101: General Knowledge for Teachers – Math
Book: Solving Similar Triangles
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Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024, 7:15 AM

Description

Watch the examples in this lecture series to see how to use the similarity to find missing elements of a triangle. Complete the interactive exercises for practice.

Solving similar triangles: same side plays different roles

Practice

    

Solve similar triangles (basic) - Questions

1. Triangle X Y Z is similar to triangle P Q R.

Solve for k.

k= _______


2. Triangle F G H is similar to triangle D E F.

Solve for p.

p= _______


3. Triangle A B C is similar to triangle D E F.

Solve for r.

r= _________


4. Triangle A B C is similar to triangle F G H.

Solve for p.

p= ________


Solve similar triangles (basic) - Answers

1. k is equal to 3.5.

2. p is equal to 16.

3. r is equal to 16.

4. p is equal to 21.

Solve similar triangles (advanced) - Questions

1. Solve for x.

x= _______



2. Solve for x.

x= _______



3. Solve for x.

x= _______



4. Solve for x.

x= _______


Solve similar triangles (advanced) - Answers

1. x=\dfrac{30}{11}

2. x=\dfrac{9}{8}

3. x=10

4. x=\dfrac{11}{5}