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Similarity in Right Triangles

This document contains math problems involving simplifying expressions, finding geometric means, working with right triangles and their properties, and proving geometric theorems. It includes 44 problems spanning multiple concepts in geometry including finding lengths of segments, using properties of right triangles like the Pythagorean theorem, using the definition of a geometric mean, and proving statements about angles and lengths in geometric figures.

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Similarity in Right Triangles

This document contains math problems involving simplifying expressions, finding geometric means, working with right triangles and their properties, and proving geometric theorems. It includes 44 problems spanning multiple concepts in geometry including finding lengths of segments, using properties of right triangles like the Pythagorean theorem, using the definition of a geometric mean, and proving statements about angles and lengths in geometric figures.

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288 / Chapter 8

Simplify.
5. y50 6. 3V8 7. vm 8. 7V63 9. V288
10.
J~ 11.
JI 12.
Vs
13. JI 14. - 3J28-
0 4 3

15. Give the geometric mean between:


a. 2 and 3 b. 2 and 6 c. 4 and 2S

Study the diagram. Then complete each statement.


16. a. t is the geometric mean between _ ?_ and _?_.
b. u is the geometric mean between _ ? _ and _ ? _. s r
c. v is the geo metric mean between _ ? _ and _ ?_.
f---- k - - - l

17. a. z is the geometric mean between _?_ and _ ?_ .


Thus z = _ ?_.
b. x is the geometric mean between _ ?_ and _ ?_.
Thus x = _ ?_.
c. y is the geometric mean between _ ?_ and _ ?_.
Thus y = _ ?_ .

Written Exercises
Simplify.
A 1.V12 2. vn 3. V4s 4. V7S 5. V800
6. V54 7. 9V40 8. 4y2s 9. V30' V6 10. V5' V35
11. J~ 12.
J~ 13. 0 14. ~
30
15.
VIs
V4s
3 45

Find the geometric mean between the two numbers.


16. 2 and 18 17. 3 and 27 18. 49 and 2S
19. 1 and 1000 20. 16 and 24 21. 22 and SS

Exercises 22-30 refer to the figure at the right.


22. If LM = 4 and MK = 8, find 1M.
23. If LM = 6 and 1M = 4, find MK.
24. If 1M = 3 and MK = 6, find LM.
25. If 1M = 4 and 1K = 9 , find LK. 1 M K
26. If 1M = 3 and MK = 9, find Li.
B 27. If 1M = 3 and 1L = 6, find MK. 28. If 1L = 9 and 1M = 6, find MK.
29. If LK = 3V6 and MK = 6, find 1M. 30. If LK = 7 and MK = 6, find 1M.
Right Triangles / 289

Find the values of

31.~
y x z
x, y, and z.

32.& 3 . .li
x
z
1
3
1
6

4 25 9 7

-----1
~Z'Y
34. 35. 36.
15

8
9 z
~6
Y

x x+!

~2 Y~
37. 38. 39.

Y
12

z
xS l7
40. Prove Theorem 8-1.

41. a. Refer to the figure at the right, and use Corollary 2


to complete:
a 2 = _ ?_ and b 2 = _ ?_
b. Add the equations in part (a), factor the sum on the
e
right, and show that a 2 + b 2 = c 2. d
~--- c ---~

C 42. Prove: In a right triangle, the product of the hypotenuse and the length of
the altitude drawn to the hypotenuse equals the product of the two legs.

43. Given: PQRS is a rectangle; 44. Given: PQRS is a rectangle;


PS is the geometric mean L A is a right angle.
between ST and TR. Prove: BS· RC = PS . QR = (PS)2
Prove: L PTQ is a right angle.

Pt\::zT
s T R

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