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Strand: GEOMETRY - Similarity, Right Triangles, and Trigonometry (G.SRT)

Understand similarity in terms of similarity transformations (Standards G.SRT.1-3). Prove theorems involving similarity (Standards G.SRT.4-5). Define trigonometric ratios and solve problems involving right triangles (Standards G.SRT.6-8).

Standard G.SRT.2

Given two figures, use the definition of similarity in terms of similarity transformations to decide if they are similar; explain using similarity transformations the meaning of similarity for triangles as the equality of all corresponding pairs of angles and the proportionality of all corresponding pairs of sides.

  • Congruent and Similar Triangles
    The goal of this task is to understand similarity as a natural extension of congruence.
  • Evaluating Conditions for Congruency
    This lesson unit is intended to help educators assess how well students are able to work with concepts of congruency and similarity, including identifying corresponding sides and corresponding angles within and between triangles. They will also identify and understand the significance of a counter-example, and prove and evaluate proofs in a geometric context.
  • GEOMETRY - Similarity, Right Triangles, and Trigonometry (G.SRT) - Sec Math II Core Guide
    The Utah State Board of Education (USBE) and educators around the state of Utah developed these guides for the Secondary Mathematics II - Similarity, Right Triangles, and Trigonometry (G.SRT).
  • Introduction to Fractals: Infinity, Self-Similarity and Recursion
    This lesson is designed to help students understand aspects of fractals, specifically self-similarity and recursion.
  • Introduction to the Materials (Math 2)
    Introduction to the Materials in the Mathematics Two of the The MVP classroom experience begins by confronting students with an engaging task and then invites them to grapple with solving it. As students ideas emerge, take form, and are shared, the teacher orchestrates the student discussions and explorations towards a focused mathematical goal. As conjectures are made and explored, they evolve into mathematical concepts that the community of learners begins to embrace as effective strategies for analyzing and solving problems.
  • IXL Game: Geometry: Similar Figures
    This game will reinforce geometry dealing with similar figures by looking at side lengths and angle measures. This is just one of many online games that supports the Utah Math core. Note: The IXL site requires subscription for unlimited use.
  • Module 6: Similarity & Right Triangle Trigonometry - Student Edition (Math 2)
    The Mathematics Vision Project, Secondary Math Two Module 6, Similarity and Right Triangle Trigonometry, introduces the last of the transformations, dilation. A big idea of Module 6 is that two figures are similar if a sequence of rigid transformation and dilations exists that maps one figure onto the other.
  • Module 6: Similarity & Right Triangle Trigonometry - Teacher Edition (Math 2)
    The Mathematics Vision Project, Secondary Math Two Module 6, Similarity and Right Triangle Trigonometry, introduces the last of the transformations, dilation. A big idea of Module 6 is that two figures are similar if a sequence of rigid transformation and dilations exists that maps one figure onto the other.
  • Similar Quadrilaterals
    The goal of this task is to study if the analogue of the AA criterion for similarity of triangles holds for different types of quadrilaterals.
  • Squaring the Triangle
    Students can manipulate the sides of a triangle in this applet in order to better understand the Pythagorean Theorem.


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