Use the Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem

Use the Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem

Use the Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem Goal • Use the Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem to determine if a triangle is a right triangle. Your Notes THEOREM 7.2: CONVERSE OF THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM If the square of the length of the longest side of a triangle is equal aI to the sum of the squares of the c A lengths of the other two sides, then the triangle is a triangle. If c2 = a 2 + b2, then AABC is a triangle. Verify right triangles Tell whether the given triangle is a right triangle. a. b. 24 6 9 Solution Let c represent the length of the longest side of the triangle. Check to see whether the side lengths satisfy the equation c 2 = a 2 + b 2. a. ( )2 ? 2 + 2 • The triangle a right triangle. b. 2? 2 + 2 The triangle a right triangle. 174 Lesson 7.2 • Geometry Notetaking Guide Copyright @ McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin Company. Your Notes THEOREM 7.3 A If the square of the length of the longest b c side of a triangle is less than the sum of B the squares of the lengths of the other C a two sides, then the triangle ABC is an triangle. If c 2 < a 2 + b2 , then the triangle ABC is THEOREM 7.4 A If the square of the length of the longest bN side of a triangle is greater than the sum of C B the squares of the lengths of the other two a sides, then the triangle ABC is an triangle. If c 2 > a 2 + b 2 , then the triangle ABC is . Classify Can segments with lengths of 2.8 feet, 3.2 feet, and 4.2 feet form a triangle? If so, would the triangle be acute, right, or obtuse? Solution Step 1 Use the Triangle Inequality Theorem to check that The Triangle the segments can make a triangle. Inequality Theorem states that the sum of the lengths of any two sides of a triangle is greater than the length of Step 2 Classify the triangle by comparing the square of the third side. the length of the longest side with the sum of squares of the lengths of the shorter sides. e 2 ? a2 ± b2 Compare c 2 with a 2 + b 2 . 2 + 2? 2 Substitute. 9 + Simplify. • C2 IS than a 2 + b 2 . Copyright © McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin Company. Lesson 7.2 • Geometry Notetaking Guide 175 Your Notes 0=1) Use the Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem Lights You are helping install a light pole in a parking lot. When the pole is positioned properly, it is perpendicular to the pavement. How can you check that the pole is perpendicular using a tape measure? Solution To show a line is perpendicular to a plane you must show that the line is perpendicular to in the plane. Think of the pole as a line and the pavement as a plane. Use a 3-4-5 right triangle and the Converse of the Pythagorean Theorem to show that the pole is perpendicular to different lines on the pavement. First mark 3 feet up the pole and mark on the pavement 4 feet from the pole. 3ff t__ . 4 ft Use the tape measure to check that the distance between the two marks is T 5 ft 3 ft N. feet. The pole makes angle 4 ft with the line on the pavement. Finally, repeat the procedure to show that the pole is to another 5 f4i/ ss 's / line on the pavement. 4 ft METHODS FOR CLASSIFYING A TRIANGLE BY ANGLES USING ITS SIDE LENGTHS Theorem 7.2 Theorem 7.3 Theorem 7.4 A A A b r ■S,N bN C a C a C 8 If e2 = a 2 b2,Ife2 <a2 b2 , If c2 > a2 b2 , then mLC = 900 then mZC < 90° then mLC > 900 and AABC is a and AABC is an and AABC is triangle. triangle, an triangle. 176 Lesson 7.2 • Geometry Notetaking Guide Copyright © McDougal Littell/Houghton Mifflin Company. .

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