Flipped Math
Unit 6 Review: Similar Figures
After a short review of the material from the Similar Figures Unit, pupils work through 18 problems to further practice the skills from the unit. Scholars apply those skills in the application problems at the end of the review.
Flipped Math
Prove Triangles Similar
Show more than one way to prove similarity. Scholars learn three different methods to show two triangles are similar, Angle-Angle, Side-Side-Side, and Side-Angle-Side. Pupils practice applying these methods to determine whether two given...
CK-12 Foundation
Triangle AA Similarity: Lesson
Two sets of congruent angles leads to three. Using diagrams of two triangles, the presentation intuitively shows that if two sets of angles are congruent, the third set is too. The portion of a geometry playlist uses that information to...
Mathematics Assessment Project
Modeling Motion: Rolling Cups
Connect the size of a rolling cup to the size of circle it makes. Pupils view videos of cups of different sizes rolling in a circle. Using the videos and additional data, they attempt to determine a relationship between cup...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Geometry: Similar Triangles
Explains how to determine unknown side lengths of similar triangles by identifying corresponding sides and angles ans setting up proportions. The first example is a continuation from the video "Similar Triangles." Practice problems...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Geometry: Similar Triangles
Explains what it means for two triangles to be similar. Diagram of similar triangles is created with two parallel lines cut by two transversals. [9:34]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Geometry: Challenging Similarity Problem
Explains how to determine unknown side lengths in a complex diagram that involves similar triangles. [9:53]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Geometry: Similarity Example Where Same Side Plays Different Roles
Explains how to determine unknown side lengths in a diagram that involves similar triangles where the two triangles share a side and the shared side corresponds to two different sides in each triangle. [6:05]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Geometry: Similarity Postulates
Explains the minimum amount of information needed to determine if two triangles are similar. Names and illustrates the similarity postulates: AA, SSS, and SAS. [12:14]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Similar Triangle Example Problems
Demonstrates how to determine if triangles are similar based on AA, SSS, or SAS similarity postulates. Five different pairs of triangles are compared. [9:23]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Geometry: Similar Triangle Basics
Explains the difference between congruent triangles and similar triangles. Introduces the idea of scale factors. [9:17]
Math Planet
Math Planet: Geometry: Triangles
Discussion of triangles through the use of examples and a video lesson. [1:08]
Virtual Nerd
Virtual Nerd: What Is a Triangle?
This tutorial explains triangles and their different types. [5:58]
Virtual Nerd
Virtual Nerd: How Do You Classify Triangles?
If you know what kind of triangle you're looking at, it's much easier to figure out how to solve for various sides and angles. Use this tutorial to practice classifying triangles. [7:15]
Virtual Nerd
Virtual Nerd: What Are Acute, Obtuse, and Right Triangles?
Take a look at this tutorial and learn about some of the different kinds of triangles. [4:25]
Virtual Nerd
Virtual Nerd: What Are Equilateral, Isosceles, and Scalene Triangles?
Watch this tutorial to learn about some of the different kinds of triangles. [5:33]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Congruent Triangles: Lesson 3
This lesson will define the term congruent as it relates to triangles. It is 3 of 11 in the series titled "Congruent Triangles."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Triangles: Finding Area Using Similarity and Congruence
Explains how to determine the area of a pentagonal shaded region in a triangle. The triangle that is broken into multiple similar and congruent triangles.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Similarity Example Where Same Side Plays Different Roles
Explains how to determine unknown side lengths in a diagram that involves similar triangles where the two triangles share a side and the shared side corresponds to two different sides in each triangle.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Triangles: Intro to Triangle Similarity
Explains what it means for two triangles to be similar. Diagram of similar triangles is created with two parallel lines cut by two transversals.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Triangles: Similarity Example Problems
Explains how to identify and use similar triangles in order to determine unknown side lengths in two given diagrams.
Virtual Nerd
Virtual Nerd: How Do You Identify Corresponding Parts in Congruent Triangles?
Follow along with this tutorial to understand how to identify corresponding sides and angles. [7:31]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Similar Shapes & Transformations
This video lesson demonstrates how to determine whether given polygons are similar by trying to map one onto the other. The instructor uses angle-preserving transformations in this process.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Triangles: Similar Triangle Example Problems
Demonstration on how to determine if triangles are similar based on AA, SSS, or SAS similarity postulates.