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4.8 Use Isosceles and Equilateral Triangles • You will use theorems about isosceles and equilateral triangles. • Essential Question: How are the sides and angles of a triangle related if there are two or more congruent sides or angles? You will learn how to answer this question by learning the Base Angles Theorem and its converse. Warm-Up1Exercises EXAMPLE Apply the Base Angles Theorem In DEF, DE DF . Name two congruent angles. SOLUTION DE DF , so by the Base Angles Theorem, E F. Warm-Up Exercises GUIDED PRACTICE for Example 1 Copy and complete the statement. 1. If HG HK , then SOLUTION HGK HKG ? ? . Warm-Up Exercises GUIDED PRACTICE for Example 1 Copy and complete the statement. 2. If KHJ KJH, then ? ? . SOLUTION If KHJ KJH, then , KH KJ Warm-Up2Exercises EXAMPLE Find measures in a triangle Find the measures of P, Q, and R. The diagram shows that PQR is equilateral. Therefore, by the Corollary to the Base Angles Theorem, PQR is equiangular. So, m P = m Q = m R. 3(m P) = 180 o Triangle Sum Theorem o m P = 60 Divide each side by 3. Can an equilateral triangle have an angle of 61? ANSWER The measures of P, Q, and R are all 60° . Warm-Up Exercises GUIDED PRACTICE 3. for Example 2 Find ST in the triangle at the right. SOLUTION STU is equilateral, then its is equiangular ANSWER Thus ST = 5 ( Base angle theorem ) Warm-Up Exercises GUIDED PRACTICE 4. for Example 2 Is it possible for an equilateral triangle to have an angle measure other than 60°? Explain. SOLUTION No; it is not possible for an equilateral triangle to have angle measure other then 60°. Because the triangle sum theorem and the fact that the triangle is equilateral guarantees the angle measure 60° because all pairs of angles could be considered base of an isosceles triangle Warm-Up3Exercises EXAMPLE Use isosceles and equilateral triangles ALGEBRA Find the values of x and y in the diagram. SOLUTION STEP 1 STEP 2 Find the value of y. Because KLN is equiangular, it is also equilateral and KN Therefore, y = 4. KL . Find the value of x. Because LNM LMN, LN LM and LMN is isosceles. You also know that LN = 4 because KLN is equilateral. Explain how you could find m ∠ M. Warm-Up3Exercises EXAMPLE Use isosceles and equilateral triangles LN = LM Definition of congruent segments 4=x+1 Substitute 4 for LN and x + 1 for LM. 3=x Subtract 1 from each side. Warm-Up4Exercises EXAMPLE Solve a multi-step problem Lifeguard Tower In the lifeguard tower, PS and QPS PQR. QR a. What congruence postulate can you use to prove that QPS PQR? b. Explain why c. Show that PQT is isosceles. PTS QTR. Warm-Up4Exercises EXAMPLE Solve a multi-step problem SOLUTION a. Draw and label QPS and PQR so that they do not overlap. You can see that PQ QP , PS QR , and QPS PQR. So, by the SAS Congruence Postulate, QPS PQR. b. From part (a), you know that 1 2 because corresp. parts of are . By the Converse of the Base Angles Theorem, PT QT , and PQT is isosceles. Warm-Up4Exercises EXAMPLE Solve a multi-step problem c. You know that PS QR , and 3 4 because corresp. parts of are . Also, PTS QTR by the Vertical Angles Congruence Theorem. So, PTS QTR by the AAS Congruence Theorem. Warm-Up Exercises GUIDED PRACTICE 5. for Examples 3 and 4 Find the values of x and y in the diagram. SOLUTION y° = 120° x° = 60° Warm-Up Exercises GUIDED PRACTICE 6. for Examples 3 and 4 Use parts (b) and (c) in Example 4 and the SSS Congruence Postulate to give a different proof that PTS QTR SOLUTION QPS PQR. Can be shown by segment addition postulate i.e a. QT + TS = QS and PT + TR = PR Warm-Up Exercises GUIDED PRACTICE Since PT for Examples 3 and 4 QT from part (b) and from part (c) then, TS TR QS PR PQ PQ Reflexive Property and PS QR Given ANSWER Therefore Postulate QPS PQR . By SSS Congruence Daily Homework Quiz Warm-Up Exercises Find the value of x. 1. ANSWER 8 Daily Homework Quiz Warm-Up Exercises Find the value of x. 2. ANSWER 3 Daily Homework Quiz Warm-Up Exercises 3. If the measure of vertex angle of an isosceles triangle is 112°, what are the measures of the base angles? ANSWER 34°, 34° Daily Homework Quiz Warm-Up Exercises 4. Find the perimeter of triangle. ANSWER 66 cm • Essential Question: How are the sides and angles of a triangle related if there are two • Angles opposite congruent sides or more congruent sides of a triangle are congruent and or angles? • You will use theorems about isosceles and equilateral triangles. conversely. • If a triangle is equilateral, then it is equiangular and conversely. If two sides of a triangle are congruent, then the angles opposite them are congruent. The converse is also true.