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Outline
Chapter 8
      2    3
4    6
The means are _____
The extremes are ____
   Means:  3 and 4

Extremes:  2 and 6
In a proportion,
the product of the _____
equals the product of the _____
In a proportion,
the product of the means equals
the product of the extremes
What symbol is used for “similar”?
~
For similar polygons,
corresponding angles are ____ and
corresponding sides are ____
For similar polygons,
corresponding angles are congruent and
corresponding sides are proportional
If     DOG  ~     CAT then
      D  ~  ___  and     G  ~  ____
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Always, sometimes or never?
Two congruent polygons are _____ similar
Two congruent polygons
are always similar
Always, sometimes or never?
Two rectangles are
_____ similar
Two rectangles are
sometimes similar
The ratio of the length:width
of a Golden Rectangle
is (approximately)

 _____ : _____
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If    BAD ~    CAT then
complete the proportion:
                 a      b      c
                 y      x      z
Complete the proportion:

3      4      x
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Multiply   (x + 3)(x – 5)
              (x + 3)(x – 5)

        =  x2 – 5x + 3x – 15
      F      O     I      L

        =  x2 – 2x - 15
SOLVE BY FACTORING:

 x2 – 9 = 0

x2 + 3x –18 = 0
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Find the Geometric Mean of
 4 and 8
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       Complete the proportion:

                     a
                     b
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       Complete the proportion:

                 a
                 b
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For similar polygons, the ratio of perimeters equals the _________
For similar polygons, the ratio of perimeters equals the scale factor
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