Showing posts with label triangles. Show all posts
Showing posts with label triangles. Show all posts

Monday, May 18, 2015

Angle side angle proof-Geometry Help-MooMooMath



How to use angle side angle "ASA" in order to prove two triangles are congruent.


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Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Shortcuts for finding the leg lengths of a 30-60-90 triangle-Geometry Help




Use these shortcuts to help find leg lengths and the hypotenuse of a 30-60-90 triangle.
For example,if you are given the leg length how can you quickly find the hypotenuse?
If you are given the hypotenuse of a 30 60 90 triangle,how do you find the leg length?

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Thursday, March 26, 2015

Area of a Triangle on a coordinate plane



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Monday, July 14, 2014

Video of the Day " Triangle Inequalities"


 What makes a triangle actually a triangle? The video demonstrates what defines a triangle.



Transcript
Triangle Inequalities
Hi Welcome to MooMooMath. Today we are going to talk about proportions of a triangles or what happens to the sides that create a triangle. So the best method for me to show you how this works is actually have some straws to show you how triangles work. The first straw is 8 inches long, the second straw is 6 inches long, and then I have some 4's and some 2's. I'm going to draw you some different combinations of triangles. I will show you with the straws which make triangles and which do not.  O if I have the side length of 8 and I pair this with a side length of 4 and a side of 6. Those three pieces can create a triangle. So the bottom one what happens if I replace the side of 4 with a side of only two?  Look what is going to happen. Can I create a triangle? Well guess what, it doesn't reach. They actually are the same length because this side is 8 and this side is 2, and this one is 6, and it's not large enough to reach to the end. So an 8, 6, and 2 don't work. So what happens if I try a 6 and two 2's? OK here is a side of 6 and here is a 2 and here is a 2. Notice how they can't reach each other. So what are the rules for creating triangles? So let's look at the rules. The rules say the two shorter sides have to add up to or be greater than the length of the longer side. So in the first one worked. It was 8, 6, and 4. So 6 and 4 was 10 which is greater than the longer side of 8. So here is another example. If you have a side of 2 and a side of 4 they add up to a number greater than the longest side of 5 so it is a triangle. If this side is 8 and this side is 6 the side of 4 that one works. So let's write the inequality that actually goes with that to represent that it works. So we have a side of 4 inches and a smaller side of 6 inches and they add up to a side greater than 6 inches. Yet the side that was 2 and another of 2 does not add up to a number greater than side that was 6 so this one doesn't work. So the 2 small sides have to add up to be equal or greater than the longer side. Hope this was helpful.

For more on triangle inequalities and an infographic please see MooMooMath/Triangle Inequalities


Thursday, July 10, 2014

Video of the Day " Similar Triangles"

What are similar triangles? Similar triangles are triangles in which the only difference is size. Similar triangles have corresponding sides that have the same ratio and equal angles.



Video Guide
0:15 Definition Similar Triangles
1:04 Rules for solving similar triangles explained  
       Set up a proportion then solve the proportion
1:37 Sample problem similar triangles solved with step by step directions
2:45 Sample problem finding missing sides on similar triangles with step by step directions

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