Plane Geometry Chapter 4: Proportions and Similar Polygons
Terms to Know:
Section 2-6: Similar Polygons
- Two polygons are similar if their corresponding angles are equal and their corresponding sides are proportional.
- Two equal angles in two similar polygons (one angle in each polygon) are called corresponding angles.
- Two sides in the two similar polygons (one side in each polygon) which join the vertices of two pairs of corresponding angles are called corresponding sides.
- In the case of similar triangles, corresponding angles will always lie opposite a pair of equal.
- The ratio of two corresponding sides of two similar polygons is called the ratio of similitude of the polygons.
Section 7-10: Proving Lines Proportional
- C.S.S.T.P stands for corresponding sides of similar triangles are proportional.
- To prove that two angles are equally based on similar triangles, use corresponding angles of similar triangles are equal. (C.A.S.T.E.)
- C.A.S.T.E is another way to express the definition of similar polygons applied to triangles.