Geometry 7-4 Primer: Similar Right Triangles

By Matt Richardson
Last updated about 3 years ago
3 Questions
Explore the applet below before responding to the items that follow.

Exploration: What is the sum of the red and blue angles?
Enter only a number (of degrees).

Vocabulary: The segment that was drawn as you dragged the slider is called an altitude. This altitude was drawn to the hypotenuse. How many triangles did this altitude split the original right triangle into? Enter only a number.

Exploration: What does the special movement of the red and blue angles imply about the 2 smaller right triangles? Explain.