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Right Triangle Similarity

Instructions

1. Create a right triangle (make sure one angle is always right) 2. Draw an altitude through the right angle. Using the polygon tool make the small triangle green the medium triangle purple and the overall will be purple plus green. 3. Measure all 9 angles of the three triangles

Question 1

What is an altitude?

Question 2

What do you notice about the green triangle and the purple triangle.