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Angles and Similarity

Experiment with the measures of the angles of similar triangles to determine conditions necessary for two triangles to be similar.
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Applications of Similar Figures

Students will identify corresponding parts of figures and use the definition of similar figures to solve real-world applications involving rectangles and triangles.
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Corresponding Parts of Similar Triangles

Change the scale factor (r) between similar triangles; identify the corresponding parts and establish relationships between them.
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Nested Similar Triangles

Discover the conditions that make triangles similar by moving the sides opposite the common angle in nested triangles.
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Ratios of Similar Figures

Students explore the ratio of perimeter, area, surface area, and volume of similar figures in two and three dimensional figures.
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Scale Factor Area Perimeter

Explore the relationship of perimeter and area in similar triangles when the scale factor is changed.
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Similar Figures

Observe what happens to ratios of pairs of side of rectangles and triangles.
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Triangle Midsegments

Investigate the relationships between a triangle and the similar triangle formed by one of the triangle's midsegments.
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