Stage 17 · Similarity & Dilation

17.7.4 Putting It All Together with Similarity Models

17.7 Similarity in Action: Measuring Heights and Distances

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17.7.4 Putting It All Together with Similarity Models

Core idea

Draw the scene as a figure, label the corresponding sides, set up a proportion, and solve, the all-purpose recipe for similarity problems.

Module goal. We use similar triangles to reach heights and distances we can't touch, bringing this stage down to the real world and training the skill of turning a real scene into a similar-figure model.
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