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Indirect Measurement
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Warm-Up Solve each proportion. 1. 3 X 2. 6 2.4 5 75 X 8 3. 9 X 4. X 8 27 6 3.5 7 = = == X = 45 X = 20 X = 2 X = 4
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What we are doing… Learn to find measures indirectly by applying the properties of similar figures.
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Indirect Measurement…. F EG A BC Notice how all angles are congruent. A BC A BC A BC A B A BC Notice what happens as we turn the triangle. Which angle corresponds with angle E? Which angle corresponds with angle F? B A
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Example 1; Triangles ABC and EFG are similar. Find the length of side EG. B AC 3 ft 4 ft F EG 9 ft X Triangles ABC and EFG are similar.
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1. Vilma wants to know how wide the river near her house is. She drew a diagram and labeled it with her measurements. How wide is the river? Question 1:
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The diagram: W 7 m 21 m 15 m Work…
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Question 2: Julie wants to know how far it is from her house to the big oak tree. She drew a diagram and labeled it with her known measurements. How far is the tree from her house?
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Diagram…. 5 ft 6 ft4 ft 24 ft 16 ft Work…..
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Question 3 A yardstick casts a 2-ft shadow. At the same time, a tree casts a shadow that is 6 ft long. How tall is the tree? ?? 6 ft 3 ft 2 ft
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Question 4; A 30 ft building casts a shadow that is 18 ft long. A nearby tree casts a shadow that is 3 ft long. How tall is the tree? 30 ft 18 ft 3 ft ?????
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Question 5 Triangles with triangles… AC = 30 DC = 20 BE = 4 AB = ? E B D CA
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Question 6; E B D CA AC = 24 DC = ? BE = 8 AB = 4
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