Right Triangle Similarity

Question 1

Which similarity statements are true? Check all that apply.

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△JKL ~ △KML; △JMK ~ △JKL; △JMK ~ △KML

Question 2

What is the value of a?

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Question 3

What is the value of q?

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Question 4

Question 6

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17

Question 5

Question 8

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2

Question 6

The sides of an equilateral triangle are 8 units long. What is the length of the altitude of the triangle?

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units

Question 7

What is the length of side TS?

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units

Question 8

In a proof of the Pythagorean theorem using similarity, what allows you to state that the triangles are similar in order to write the true proportions [image 1] and [image 2] ?

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the right triangle altitude theorem

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