1,040
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Similar and congruent triangles (view source)
Revision as of 21:25, 28 December 2013
, 21:25, 28 December 2013→Concept #1.Similar triangles and similarity postulates
Line 40:
Line 40:
# To determine the correspondences between the pairs of similar triangles.
# To determine the correspondences between the pairs of similar triangles.
# The ratio of the corresponding sides is called the ratio of simultude or scale factor.
# The ratio of the corresponding sides is called the ratio of simultude or scale factor.
−# In mathematics, polygons are similar if their corresponding angles are congruent and the ratio of their corresponding sides are in proportion.
+# Triangles are similar if their corresponding angles are congruent and the ratio of their corresponding sides are in proportion.
−# They should be able to state and apply the definition of similar polygons.
+# To develop an ability to state and apply the definition of similar triangles.
# recognize and apply “corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional”.
# recognize and apply “corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional”.
===Notes for teachers===
===Notes for teachers===