Dec.

3/18

84 mm 50o 63 mm 50o
84 mm 65o 63 mm 65o
70 mm 65o 52.5 mm 65o
 84 mm 50o 42 mm 50o
84 mm 65o 42 mm 65o
70 mm 65o 35 mm 65o

ABC and PQR have the same side lengths and angles.
ABC PQR
is congruent to

DE D
DF E
EF F

84 . 50o
1.3 4 50o
63 3
84 . 65o
1.3 4 65o
63 3
70
.
1.3 4 65o 65o
52.5 3
they are the same
they are the same
equal
equal similar
 A

XYZ ~ ABC (SSS~)

In DCE and DBA , DCE = DBA, F pattern
DEC = DAB, F-pattern D

DCE ~ DBA , AA~ 14

y +3.6
D
6.0 3.6

C E B A
6.0 x
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A
State your answer correct to 1 decimal place.

C D
B

ADB ~ EDC

the tree is about 7.3 m tall.

State your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

A

1.72 m

B 7 m C 2 m D

In ABC and EDC

the flag pole is 6.02 m tall.

If told triangles are similar you do not need to prove it!

ie: ABC DEF

AC and EF
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 Measurements in mm.
θ (theta) is a greek letter often used to represent angles. It is pronounced "theyta".

52.5 0.453 103.5 52.5

0.892
116 116 103.5 0.507

75 148 75
0.452 0.892 0.507
166 166 148

96.5 190 96.5

0.453 0.892 0.508
213 213 190

0.452
0.453 0.892 0.507

θ ≈ 26.9o θ ≈ 26.9o θ ≈ 26.9o

α (alpha) is a greek letter often used to represent angles.

73 56.5 0.611 73
0.789 1.292
92.5 92.5 56.5

118 0.789 92 0.615 118 1.283

149.5 149.5 92

156.5 122 0.615 156.5 1.283

0.788
198.5 198.5 122

0.789 0.615 1.283

α ≈ 52.1o α ≈ 52.0o α ≈ 52.1o

α is not exactly the same for all trig ratios because of rounding in measurement.

If we could have measured each side exactly, the ratios sine, cosine
and tangent would have yielded the exact same angles. This is
because all three triangles are similar to each other. They each have a
right angle and they all share an angle. So they are similar under AA~.
As a result, the corresponding angles must be equal.
 Make sure your calculator is in degree mode.

4.1

5.8
X = 90o - 46o
44° = 44o

2 = (5)2 + (12)2
2
= 169, q > 0
q = 13

y2 = x2 + z2
(5.8)2 = 42 + z2
5.82 - 42 = z2
2
= 17.64, z > 0
P = 90 - 67
z = 4.2
= 23

A trick to help remember the trigonometric ratios: SOH CAH TOA

SOH CAH TOA

opposite adjacent opposite
sine cosine tangent
hypotenuse hypotenuse adjacent
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 Angle of Elevation = Angle of Depression

B
50o
40°
m p
95

P 50°
b O
Platform

4.8o

opp rise
Remember, tangent θ = = = slope
adj run
8 2
tan 4.8 ≈ 0.08
o
m= = 25
100

tan 11.3o ≈ 0.20

11.3o 20 1
m= =
100 5

The minimum slope is 0.08 and the maximum slope is 0.20.

The slope of any line is the tangent of the
angle between the line and the x-axis (hoizontal).
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Angles to the nearest degree and sides to one decimal place.

11.8

650
3.6

15.7

B
59 glide angle
C
 A

19o B
5
C

28o

0.6 1.8
2.4
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4.3 m 3.8 m

C B

H
80o
15 km A
 A

B C
D

Cost = cost/m2 x area