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QUIRINO STATE UNIVERSITY
DIFFUN CAMPUS
Diffun, 3401 Quirino
COLLEGE OF PUBLIC SAFETY
SECOND SEMESTER 2021-2022
GE 4
Mathematics in
the Modern
World
(Plane Trigonometry)
Module 2
Prepared by:
MARY JOY A. ROLDAN
Subject Instructor
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CRIMINOLOGY
Name:
Year and Section:
MODULE 2
SIMILAR/CONGRUENT TRIANGLES, RIGHT TRIANGLE TRIGONOMETRY, AND SPECIAL TRIANGLES
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GE 4 (Mathematics in the Modern World - Plane Trigonometry)
QUIRINO STATE UNIVERSITY
Intended Learning Outcomes/Competencies:
DIFFUN
At the end of this module, CAMPUS
the learners should be able to:
Diffun, 3401 Quirino
1. Differentiate congruent triangles from similar ones
2. Calculate the unknownCOLLEGE OF PUBLIC
sides of congruent SAFETY
and similar triangles
3. Apply the concept of similar and congruent triangles on word problems
4. Define right triangle
5. Discuss what Pythagorean Theorem is
6. Solve the unknown side of a right triangle using the Pythagorean Theorem
7. Apply the concept of Pythagorean Theorem on word problems
8. Discuss and explain special triangles
9. Compute for the unknown sides of special triangles using word problems
Suggested/Assigned Reading/s
https://www2.clarku.edu/faculty/djoyce/trig/right.html
Leithold, Louis. Algebra and Trigonometry. Addison-Wesley Publishing, Inc.
Young, Cynthia. Algebra and Trigonometry, 3rd edition. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Discussion
In Euclidean geometry, two objects are similar if they have the same shape, or one has the same
shape as the mirror image of the other. More precisely, one can be obtained from the other by
uniformly scaling (enlarging or reducing), possibly with additional translation, rotation and
reflection. This means that either object can be rescaled, repositioned, and reflected, so as to
coincide precisely with the other object. If two objects are similar, each is congruent to the result
of a particular uniform scaling of the other.
For example, all circles are similar to each other, all squares are similar to each other, and all
equilateral triangles are similar to each other. On the other hand, ellipses are not all similar to each
other, rectangles are not all similar to each other, and isosceles triangles are not all similar to each
other.
Figures shown in the same color are similar
If two angles of a triangle have measures equal to the measures of two angles of another triangle,
then the triangles are similar. Corresponding sides of similar polygons are in proportion, and
corresponding angles of similar polygons have the same measure.
SIMILAR AND CONGRUENT TRIANGLES
The concept of similar triangles and congruent triangles are two different terms that are closely
related. Similar triangles are two or more triangles with the same shape, equal pair of
corresponding angles, and the same ratio of the corresponding sides.
Two triangles are said to be similar if their corresponding angles are congruent and the corresponding
sides are in proportion. In other words, similar triangles are the same shape, but not necessarily
the same size.
Two triangSimilar
similar triangles