| A | B |
| mid-segment of a triangle | 1/2 the base |
| congruent | Similar triangles have ____ angles |
| ways to prove triangles are similar | AA~ and SAS ~ and SSS~ |
| similar polygons | same shape, different size |
| proportional | Similar triangles have ____ sides |
| scale factor | ratio of corresponding sides |
| ratio | a comparison of 2 quantities by division |
| proportion | a statement with two ratios equal to each other |
| unit ratio | a ratio with "1" in the denominator |
| extended ratio | a comparison of 3 or more quantities by division |
| SAS ~ | 2 sides from on triangle are proportional and an including angle is congruent to the other then they are similar by |
| AA ~ | 2 Angles from on triangle are congruent to the other then they are similar by |
| SSS ~ | All sides from on triangle are proportional to the other then they are similar by |