Republic of Phillipine Region8

Raphael Lentejas Memorial

School of Fisheries,
Tinambacan, Calbayog City

In Partial Fulfillment to
Mathematics 9
Submitted By: John Emmanuelle C. Ilagan
Edmar Q. Zerna

Submitted To: Warren Harbie A. Bolasa

Similarity
of
Polygons
Polygons. Any two polygons are similar if their corresponding angles are
congruent and the measures of their corresponding sides are
proportional: In the figure above the ratio or the scale factor of the
quadrilateral to the left versus the quadrilateral to the right is ½.
 Triangle
Similarities

AA Similarity Theorem.
The AA similarity postulate and theorem makes it even easier to
prove that two triangles are similar. In the interest of simplicity,
we'll refer to it as the AA similarity postulate. The postulate
states that two triangles are similar if they have two
corresponding angles that arecongruent or equal in measure.
 AAA Similarity Theorem.
May be reformulated as the AAA (angle-angle-angle) similarity
theorem: two triangles have their corresponding angles equal if
and only if their corresponding sides are proportional. Two
similar triangles are related by a scaling (or similarity) factor s: if
the first triangle has sides a, b, and c, then the second…

ASA Similarity Theorem.

Congruent Triangles - Two angles and included side (ASA) Definition:
Triangles are congruent if any two angles and their included side are
equal in both triangles. There are five ways to test that two triangles
are congruent.
 SAS Similarity Theorem
The SAS Similarity Theorem states that if two sides in one triangle are
proportional to two sides in another triangle and the included angle in
both arecongruent, then the two triangles are similar.Feb 24, 2012

SSS Similarity Theorem

Side-Side-Side (SSS) Similarity Theorem - If the lengths of
the corresponding sides of two triangles areproportional, then the
triangles must be similar.

SSA or ASS Similarity Theorem

If two triangles have two congruent sides and acongruent non included
angle, then triangles are NOT NECESSARILLY congruent. This is why
there is no Side Side Angle (SSA) and there is no Angle Side Side (ASS)
postulate.
 Right Triangle
Similarities

Acute Angle Similarity

If one of the acute angles of a right triangle is congruent to an acute angle of
another right triangle, then by Angle-Angle Similarity the triangles are
similar.

In the figure, ∠M≅∠Y∠M≅∠Y , since both are right angles,

and ∠N≅∠Z∠N≅∠Z .
So, ΔLMN∼ΔXYZΔLMN∼ΔXYZ .
 Leg-Leg Similarity
If the lengths of the corresponding legs of two right triangles
are proportional, then by Side-Angle-Side Similarity the triangles are
similar.

In the figure, AB/PQ=BC/QR.

So, ΔABC∼ΔPQR

Hypotenuse-Leg Similarity
If the lengths of the hypotenuse and a leg of a right triangle are proportional
to the corresponding parts of another right triangle, then the triangles are
similar. (You can prove this by using the Pythagorean Theorem to show that
the third pair of sides is also proportional.)

In the figure, DFST=DESRDFST=DESR .

So, ΔDEF∼ΔSRTΔDEF∼ΔSRT .
Taking Leg-Leg Similarity and Hypotenus-Leg Similarity together, we can
say that if any two sides of a right triangle are proportional to the
corresponding sides of another right triangle, then the triangles are similar.