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Lesson Quiz
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Geometry
7-5 Using Proportional Relationships
Warm Up
Convert each measurement.
1. 6 ft 3 in. to inches 75 in.
2. 5 m 38 cm to centimeters 538 cm
Objectives
Use ratios to make indirect
measurements.
Use scale drawings to solve problems.
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Vocabulary
indirect measurement
scale drawing
scale
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Helpful Hint
Whenever dimensions are given in both feet and
inches, you must convert them to either feet or
inches before doing any calculations.
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Example 1: Measurement Application
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Example 1 Continued
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Example 1 Continued
Step 3 Find h.
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Check It Out! Example 1 Continued
Step 2 Find similar triangles.
Because the sun’s rays are parallel, L G.
Therefore ∆JGH ~ ∆NLM by AA ~.
Step 3 Find h.
Corr. sides are proportional.
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Remember!
A proportion may compare measurements that
have different units.
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Example 2: Solving for a Dimension
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Example 2 Continued
x 145 Simplify.
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Check It Out! Example 2
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Check It Out! Example 2 Continued
x 900 Simplify.
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Example 3: Making a Scale Drawing
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Example 3 Continued
0.75w = 4.14
w 5.5 cm
9.6 cm
5.5 cm
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Check It Out! Example 3
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Check It Out! Example 3 Continued
20w = 60
w = 3 in
3.7 in.
3 in.
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Example 4: Using Ratios to Find Perimeters and
Areas
Given that ∆LMN:∆QRT, find
the perimeter P and area A of
∆QRS.
The similarity ratio of ∆LMN to
∆QRS is
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Example 4 Continued
Perimeter Area
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Check It Out! Example 4
Perimeter Area
P = 14 mm
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Lesson Quiz: Part II
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