1. Chapter 8 Right Triangles Determine the geometric mean between two numbers. State and apply the Pythagorean Theorem. Determine the ratios of the sides of the special right triangles. Apply the basic trigonometric ratios to solve problems.

2. 8.1 Radicals and Geometric Mean Objective Determine the geometric mean between two numbers.

3. Simplifying Radical Expressions (Complete Page 280 1- 28 3n) No “party people” under the radical No fractions under the radical No radicals in the denominator Party People are perfect square #’s which are?

4. Means-Extremes property of proportions The product of the extremes equals the product of the means. = a b c d ad = cb

5. The Geometric Mean “x” is the geometric mean between “a” and “b” if: x 2 = ab √x 2 = √ab Take Notice: The term said to be the geometric mean will always be cross- multiplied w/ itself. Take Notice: In a geometric mean problem, there are only 3 variables to account for, instead of four.

6. Example What is the geometric mean between 3 and 6?

7. You try it Find the geometric mean between 2 and 18. 6

8. Find the Geometric Mean 2 and 3 –√6 2 and 6 –2√3 4 and 25 –10

9. Warm-up Simplify Find Geometric Mean of 7 and 12 2

10. 8.2 The Pythagorean Theorem Objectives State and apply the Pythagorean Theorem. Examine proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem.

11. Movie Time

12. We consider the scene from the 1939 film The Wizard Of Oz in which the Scarecrow receives his “brain,”

13. Scarecrow: “The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side.” Write this down as it is shown…

14. We also consider the introductory scene from the episode of The Simpsons in which Homer finds a pair of eyeglasses in a public restroom…

15. Homer: “The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side.” Man in bathroom stall: “That's a right triangle, you idiot!” Homer: “D'oh!”

16. Homer's recitation is the same as the Scarecrow's, although Homer receives a response

17. Think – Pair - Share 1.What are Homer and the Scarecrow attempting to recite? Is their statement true for any triangles at all? If so, which ones? Identify the error or errors in their version of this well-known result.

18. Think – Pair - Share 2.Is the correction from the man in the stall sufficient? Give a complete, correct statement of what Homer and the Scarecrow are trying to recite. Do this first using only English words… and a second time using mathematical notation.

19. The Pythagorean Theorem In a right triangle, the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the legs. a b c Brightstorm - proof

20. Find the value of each variable 1. x 3 2

21. Find the value of each variable 2. 6 4 y

22. Find the length of a diagonal of a rectangle with length 8 and width 4. 4. 4 8 8 4

23. Find the length of a diagonal of a rectangle with length 8 and width 4. 4. 8 4

24. 3. Find the length of the diagonal of a square with a perimeter of 20 4. Find the length of the altitude to the base of an isosceles triangle with sides of 5, 5, 8

25. Warm – up Create a diagram and label it… An isosceles triangle has a perimeter of 38in with a base length of 10 in. The altitude to the base has a length of 12in. What are the dimensions of the right triangles within the larger isosceles triangle?

26. 8.3 The Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem Objectives Use the lengths of the sides of a triangle to determine the kind of triangle. Determine several sets of Pythagorean numbers.

27. Given the side lengths of a triangle…. Can we tell what type of triangle we have? YES!! How? –We use c 2 a 2 + b 2 –c always represents the longest side Lets try… what type of triangle has sides lengths of 3, 4, and 5?

28. Theorem If the square of one side of a triangle is equal to the sum of the squares of the other two sides, then the triangle is a right triangle. a b c Right Triangle

29. Pythagorean Sets A set of numbers is considered to be Pythagorean set if they satisfy the Pythagorean Theorem. WHAT DO I MEAN BY SATISFY THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM? 3, 4, 5 5, 12, 138, 15, 177, 24, 25 6,8,1010,24,26 9,12,15 12,16,20 15,20,25 This column should be memorized!!

30. Theorem (pg. 296) If the square of one side of a triangle is less than the sum of the squares of the other two sides, then the triangle is an acute triangle. a b c Triangle is acute a= 6, b = 7, c = 8 Is it a right triangle?

31. Theorem (pg. 296) If the square of one side of a triangle is greater than the sum of the squares of the other two sides, then the triangle is an obtuse triangle. a b c Triangle is obtuse a= 3, b = 7, c = 9 Is it a right triangle?

32. Review We use c 2 a 2 + b 2 C 2 = then we a right triangle C 2 < then we have acute triangle C 2 > then we have obtuse triangle Always make ‘c’ the largest number!!

33. The sides of a triangle have the lengths given. Is the triangle acute, right, or obtuse? 1.20, 21, 29 right

34. The sides of a triangle have the lengths given. Is the triangle acute, right, or obtuse? 2.5, 12, 14 obtuse

35. The sides of a triangle have the lengths given. Is the triangle acute, right, or obtuse? 3.6, 7, 8 acute

36. The sides of a triangle have the lengths given. Is the triangle acute, right, or obtuse? 4.1, 4, 6 – Not possible

37. The sides of a triangle have the lengths given. Is the triangle acute, right, or obtuse? 5. acute

38. 8.4 Special Right Triangles Objectives Use the ratios of the sides of special right triangles

39. 45º-45º-90º Theorem x x 45 a Hypotenuse = √2 ∙ leg 45 x√2

40. The legs opposite the 45 ◦ angles are congruent. Hypotenuse - opposite the 90 ◦ angle is the length of the leg multiplied by √2 Look for the pattern.. USE THIS SET UP EVERY TIME YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE PROBLEMS!!!

41. Look for the pattern.. USE PATTERN LIKE ITS AN ALGEBRA PROBLEM

42. Look for the pattern

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44. Look for the pattern 10

45. White Board Practice 6 x x Hypotenuse = √2 * leg 6 = √2 x

46. Partner Discussion If we know the length of a diagonal of a square, can we determine the length of a side? If so, how? x x x√2

47. White Board Practice If the length of a diagonal of a square is 4cm long, what is the perimeter of the square? Perimeter = 8√2cm

48. White Board Practice A square has a perimeter of 20cm, what is the length of each diagonal? Diagonal = 5√2 cm

49. 30º-60º-90º Triangle 60 30 60 30 A 30º-60º-90º triangle is half an equilateral triangle

50. 30º-60º-90º Theorem x 2x 60 30 THE MEASUREMENTS OF THE PATTERN ARE BASED ON THE LENGTH OF THE SHORT LEG (OPPOSITE THE 30 DEGREE ANGLE) x

51. Short leg hypotenuse Long leg Look for the pattern.. USE THIS SET UP EVERY TIME YOU HAVE ONE OF THESE PROBLEMS!!!

52. Look for the pattern

56. White Board Practice 5 y x 60º Hypotenuse = 2 ∙ short leg Long leg = √3 ∙ short leg

57. White Board Practice 9 y x 60º 30º y = 3√3 x = 6√3

58. White Board Practice Find the length of an altitude of a equilateral triangle if the side lengths are 16cm. 8√3 cm

59. Quiz Review Sec. 1 - 4 8.1 Geometric mean / simplifying radical expressions 8.2 Pythag. Thm – rectangle problems - pg. 292 #10, 13, 14 –Isosceles triangle problems pg. 304 #7 8.3 Use side lengths to determine the type of triangle (right, obtuse, acute) –Pg. 297 1 – 5 8.4 45-45-90 triangles (problems using squares) 30-60-90 triangles (problems using equilateral triangles )

60. WARM-UP Proving 2 triangles similar…. We had 3 shortcuts. –AA, SAS, SSS What is the one additional piece of information we need to prove 2 RIGHT triangles are similar? (look at the shortcuts above)

61. 8.5 The Tangent Ratio Objectives Define the tangent ratio for a right triangle Show music vid

63. Trigonometry Pg. 311 When you have a right triangle you always have a 90 ◦ angle and 2 acute angles Based on the measurements of those acute angles you can discover the lengths of the sides of the right triangle Mathematicians have discovered ratios that exist for every degree from 1 to 89. The ratios exist, no matter what size the triangle

64. Trigonometry A B C Opposite leg Adjacent leg Hypotenuse Sides are named relative to an acute angle. “Triangle measurement”

65. Trigonometry A B C Opposite leg Adjacent leg Hypotenuse Sides are named relative to the acute angle. What never changes?

66. The Tangent Ratio Tangent L A = Tan A length of opposite leg length of adjacent leg C opposite Adjacent A B

67. Find Tan A A B C 7 2 Tan A Find Tan B Tan B

68. Page 306 Learning to use the trig table and/or you calculator #7

69. How do we use it? 1.We use the ratio to determine the measurement of the angle –page 311 –(TAN -1 )

70. Find m  A WHAT ELEMENTS OF THE TRINALGE TO WE HAVE IN RELATION TO THE  A? A B C 7 2 B Tan A Tan A ≈.2857 - pg. 311 -.2857 (TAN -1 )

71. Find m  B A B C 7 2 

72. How do we use it? 2.Use the measure of the angle to find a missing side length –page 311 –TAN

73. Find the value of x to the nearest tenth 35º 10 x Tan 35º.7002

74. WHITEBOARDS Find the value of x to the nearest tenth 21º 30 x

75. WHITEBOARDS Find the measure of angle y yºyº 8 5

76. Find the value of x to the nearest tenth X 20 24º

77. 8.6 The Sine and Cosine Ratios Objectives Define the sine and cosine ratio

78. Sine and Cosine Ratios Both of these ratios involve the length of the hypotenuse

79. The Cosine Ratio Cosine L A = Cos A length of adjacent leg length of hypotenuse C opposite Adjacent A B Hypotenuse

80. The Sine Ratio Sine L A = sin A length of opposite leg length of hypotenuse C opposite Adjacent A B Hypotenuse

81. Find Cos A A B C 15 12 Cos A 9

82. Find Sin A A B C 15 12 Sin A 9

83. Using the trig table Pg. 313 #7

84. A B C 15 12 Cos A 9  A ≈ 53 ▫ cos A ≈.6 - pg. 311 -.3 (COS -1 ) Find m  A – set up using COS and SIN sin A sin A ≈.8 - pg. 311 -.3 (SIN -1 )

85. Page 313 – 9 and 10

86. SOH-CAH-TOA Sine Opposite Hypotenuse Cosine Adjacent Hypotenuse Tangent Opposite Adjacent

87. Some Old Horse Caught Another Horse Taking Oats Away. Sally Often Hears Cats Answer Her Telephone on Afternoons Sally Owns Horrible Cats And Hits Them On Accident.

88. So which one do I use? Sin Cos Tan Label your sides and see which ratio you can use. Sometimes you can use more than one, so just choose one.

89. Find the measures of the missing sides x and y 23º 100 y x ≈ 110 y ≈ 47 67º x

90. White boards - Example 2 Find xº correct to the nearest degree. xºxº 30 18 x ≈ 37º

91. Find the measurement of angle x XºXº 6 8 10

92. White Board An isosceles triangle has sides 8, 8, and 6. Find the length of the altitude from angle C to side AB. √55 ≈ 7.4

93. 8.7 Applications of Right Triangle Trigonometry Objectives Apply the trigonometric ratios to solve problems Every problem involves a diagram of a right triangle

94. An operator at the top of a lighthouse sees a sailboat with an angle of depression of 2º Angle of depression Angle of elevation Angle of depression = Angle of elevation 2º2º 2º2º Horizontal

95. TEMPLATE ANGLE OF ELEVATION / DEPRESSION

96. An operator at the top of a lighthouse (25m) sees a Sailboat with an angle of depression of 2º. How far away is the boat? Distance to light house (X) 2º2º 2º2º Horizontal 25m X ≈ 716m 88º 25m Distance to light house (X)

97. Example 1 You are flying a kite is flying at an angle of elevation of 40º. All 80 m of string have been let out. Ignoring the sag in the string, find the height of the kite to the nearest 10m. How would I label this diagram using these terms.. Kite, yourself, height (h), angle of elev., 80m

98. WHITE BOARDS An observer located 3 km from a rocket launch site sees a rocket at an angle of elevation of 38º. How high is the rocket? Use the right triangle to first correctly label the diagram!!

99. Grade Incline of a driveway or a road Grade = Tangent

100. Example A driveway has a 15% grade –What is the angle of elevation? xºxº

101. Example Tan = 15% Tan xº =.15 xºxº

102. Example Tan = 15% Tan xº =.15 9º9º

103. Example If the driveway is 12m long, about how much does it rise? 9º9º 12 x

104. Example If the driveway is 12m long, about how much does it rise? 9º9º 12 1.8