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allsm [11]
3 years ago
13

Thales, an ancient Greek mathematician, and philosopher used certain triangles to find the height of unknown objects. He waited

for the time of day when the shadow of a meter stick was exactly one meter long. At this exact moment, Thales said the height of the unknown object would also be the same as the length of its shadow. What type of triangle was he using? Explain why this theory works.
Mathematics
1 answer:
antoniya [11.8K]3 years ago
3 0
He was using an isosceles triangle
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The four angles between the parallel lines are called <em>interior</em> angles. The four angles outside the parallel lines are called <em>exterior</em> angles. When the angles are on opposite sides of the transversal, they are <em>alternate</em> angles.

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When interior angles are on the same side of the transversal, they are called <em>same-side</em> or <em>consecutive</em> interior angles. Exterior angles cannot be consecutive. Here are some in that category:

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  • vertical angles: {1, 5}, {2, 4}, {3, 52°}, {6, 8}, {7, 9}, {10, 12}, {11, 87°}

<em>Corresponding</em> angles are ones that are in the same direction from the point of intersection. Some of those pairs are ...

  • corresponding angles: {1, 10}, {5, 12}, {3, 7}, {9, 52°}

Here are the relations that help you work this problem:

  • alternate interior angles are congruent
  • alternate exterior angles are congruent
  • vertical angles are congruent
  • corresponding angles are congruent
  • a linear pair is supplementary
  • consecutive interior angles are supplementary

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So far, we haven't mentioned much about the angles where lines j, k, l all meet. Transversal j cuts some of the angles created by transversal k, and vice versa. So, there are some angle sum relations that also apply to corresponding angles:

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  • ∠3+∠4≅∠11
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With an awareness of all of the above, you can figure the measures of all of the angles in the diagram.

  ∠1 ≅ ∠5 ≅ ∠10 ≅ ∠12 = 180° -87° = 93°

  ∠2+52° = 87°  ⇒  ∠2 ≅ ∠4 = 87° -52° = 35°

  ∠3 ≅ ∠7 ≅ ∠9 ≅ 52°

  ∠6 ≅ ∠8 = 180° -∠7 = 128°

  ∠11 ≅ 87°

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Divide by 9 for both sides

9n/9=36/9

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Answer: n=4

6 0
3 years ago
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