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Lesson 8-4
Areas of Triangles
Goal -
Vocabulary
Height of a Triangle - The length of the altitude of the triangle.
Vocabulary
Altitude of a Triangle - The segment from the vertex
perpendicular to the line containing the
opposite side.
Concept Development
b
Area of a triangle = (bh)
15cm
12cm
9cm
A = (1/2)bh
= (1/2)12*9
= 54 cm 2
Skill Development
15cm
12cm
9cm
A = (1/2)bh
= (1/2)12*9
= 54 cm 2
CFU
15cm
10cm
5cm
A = (1/2)bh
= (1/2)10*5
= 25 cm 2
10
6
A = (1/2)bh
= (1/2)(10)(6)
= 30
A = (1/2)bh
= (1/2)(4)(6)
= 12
Class Work
Worksheet 8-4B
Lesson 8-5
Areas of Quadrilaterals
Area of a triangle
A = 1/2bh
b
A = 1/2bh + 1/2bh
= 1/2ah + 1/2bh
= 1/2h (a + b)
a
Area of a parallelogram
A = bh
= (a + b)h
= (a + b)h 1/2
= 1/2h(a +b)
12
A = (1/2)h(b 1+ b 2)
= (1/2)(4)(6 + 12)
= (1/2)(4)(18)
= 36
A = bh
= (5)(3)
= 15
d1
d2
A = 1/2 d 1 d 2
A = 1/2 d 1 d 2
What is the are of the kite
35
23
Vocabulary
Altitude of a Trapezoid -The segment from the base
perpendicular to the line containing the
opposite side.
Vocabulary
Height of a Trapezoid - The length of the altitude of the
trapezoid.
Class Work
Pages 477 - 478
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Lesson 8-6
The Pythagorean Theorem
Goal -
Concept Development
Hypotenuse
Leg
Leg
Concept Development
Hypotenuse
c
Leg
b
Leg
a
Concept Development
sl
w
s
Concept Development
(bh)
2( (bh))
bh
4( (bh))
2bh
A=s
F - First
O - Outer
I - Inner
L - Last
Concept Development
a
b
a
b
a
b
a
a
(a + b) = a + ab + ab + b
2
b
2
= a + 2ab + b
b
2ab + c 2
Concept Development
=
2
2ab + c
a + 2ab + b
- 2ab
0
2
- 2ab
0
a +b =c
Skill Development
A
c
6
B
8
2
a +b =c
2
2
2
6 +8 =c
2
36 + 64 = c
2
100 = c
100 = c 2
10 = c
Skill Development
A
c
3
B
7
2
a +b =c
2
2
2
3 +7 =c
2
9 + 49 = c
2
58 = c
58 = c2
58 = c
Skill Development
A
c
8
11
185 = c
Skill Development
9
97 = c
Skill Development
5
29 = c
Skill Development
A
c
1
9
82 = c
Pythagorean Theorem
In any right triangle with legs of lengths
a and b and hypotenuse of length c
2
a +b =c
a
17
20
a +b =c
2
2
2
5 + h = 13
2
25 + h = 169
2
h = 144
2
h = 144
h = 12
13m
13m
h
Step 1.
5m
5m
13m
13m
h
A = (10)(12)
A = (120)
A = 60 m 2
Step 2.
5m
5m
a +b =c
2
2
2
10 + h = 26
2
100 + h = 676
2
h = 576
2
h = 576
h = 24
26m
26m
h
Step 1.
20m
26m
26m
h
A = (480)
A = 240 m2
Step 2.
20m
7.2
Theorem
Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
If the square of the length of the longest side of a triangle
is equal to the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other
two sides, then the triangle is a right triangle.
If
7.2
Theorem
Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
If the square of the length of the longest side of a triangle
is less than the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other
two sides, then the triangle is a acute triangle.
If
7.2
Theorem
Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
If the square of the length of the longest side of a triangle
is greater than the sum of the squares of the lengths of the other
two sides, then the triangle is a obtuse triangle.
If
Theorem
Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem
If
If
If
c =a +b
Step 2.
(334) = 9 + 15
9(34) = 81 + 225
306 = 306
Yes it is a right triangle
c =a +b
Step 2.
26 = 14 + 22
10, 11, 14
a +b
2
6.1
4.3 + 5.2
37.21 18.49 + 27.04
37.21 < 45.53
Step 3.
11 + 6 = 17
17 > 7
6 + 7 = 13
18 > 6
13 > 11
2
2
11
121
a +b
2
6 +7
36 + 49
121 > 85
Step 3.
Vocabulary
Pythagorean Triple - A set of three whole numbers that can be
the length of the sides of a right triangle.
Right
acute
obtuse
(3,4,5)
(25,22,12)
(11,17,24)
Right
(9,40,41)
Practice Problems
Hand Out 8-6A
Quiz on sections
8.4 - 8.6
on next class meeting