Lesson 4 Cut by a Transversal Solidify Understanding
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Create a proportion for each set of similar triangles that can be used to find the missing side length indicated. Then solve the proportion.
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Jack and Diane are designing a trellis for some special plants they are planning to put in their backyard garden. Use the values provided on the sketch of the trellis to find the missing values for
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Write and solve a proportion that will provide the missing length.
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Write and solve a proportion that will provide the missing length.
For problems 11–14, find the parallel line segments in the diagram and write a mathematical statement showing the parallel line segments. Then write a similarity statement for the triangles that are similar (i.e.
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Each line below has several triangles that can be used to determine the slope. Draw in three slope-defining triangles of different sizes for each line and then create the ratio of rise to run for each.
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