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Section 7.4: Similar Triangles

September 25, 2015July 10, 2015 by elaine

7.4 Outline

  1. Definition
    1. corresponding angles
    2. corresponding sides
  2. Similar triangle theorem
    1. proportional sides
    2. primary ratios
  3. Right triangle
    1. hypotenuse
    2. adjacent side
    3. opposite side

 

7.4 Essential Ideas

Two triangles are similar if two angles of one triangle are equal to two angles … See the whole entry

Categories Chapter 07, Essential Ideas Tags Adjacent, Corresponding, hypotenuse, Right triangle, Similar Triangles

Section 5.5: Irrational Numbers

September 24, 2015July 7, 2015 by elaine

5.5 Outline

  1. Pythagorean theorem
    1. perfect squares
    2. square numbers
    3. legs/hypotenuse (There is a nice little graphic showing the meaning of the Pythagorean theorem below)
  2. Square roots
    1. definition
    2. positive square root of n
    3. irrational numbers
    4. the number pi
  3. Operations with square roots
… See the whole entry
Categories Chapter 05, Essential Ideas Tags hypotenuse, Perfect squares, Pythagorean theorem, Square numbers, Square roots
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