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Transcript
Similar Triangles
Panašūs trikampiai
Similar Triangles
• Triangles are similar if they have the same
shape, but not necessarily the same size
• These triangles are all similar:
http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/triangles-similar.html
What is true about the angles of
similar triangles?
Answer:
They are congruent
(sutampantys)
What is true about the sides of similar
triangles?
• Answer:
The corresponding sides are proportional.
What is the similarity ratio?
Answer:
It's the ratio between the
corresponding sides.
How to Find if Triangles are Similar?
• Two triangles are similar if they have:
– all their angles equal;
– corresponding sides are in the same ratio.
There are three ways to find if two
triangles are similar: AA, SAS and
SSS