Q3 Math 9 Module 7
Q3 Math 9 Module 7
Mathematics
Quarter 3 – Module 7:
Solving Problems that Involves
Triangle Similarity and Right
Triangle
Mathematics – Grade 9
Quarter 3 – Module 7: Problem Solving that Involves Triangle Similarity and
Right Triangle First Edition, 2020
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Introductory Message
For the facilitator:
As a facilitator, you are expected to orient the learners on how to use this
module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while allowing them to
manage their own learning at home. Furthermore, you are expected to encourage
and assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.
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Let Us Learn
In this module, you will apply the theorems that you had learned in the
previous lessons. After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. Illustrate and solve real life problems that involve similarity triangle and
right triangle. M9GEIIIj-1
2. Demonstrate appreciation of solving real life problems involving similarity
of triangles and right triangle.
Let Us Try
Hi Learner! How are you? Welcome to another module that you are about to
take the challenge. Before you will proceed to the life learning activities, we will first
assess your background knowledge regarding this lesson. Enjoy learning this
module.
Direction: Read carefully and understand the given questions. Choose the letter of
the correct answer. Write the letter of your corresponding answer on a separate sheet
of paper.
1. Two objects that are the same shape but not the same size are _______.
A. congruent B. Vertical C. Similar D. complementary
2. Which of the following best describes the triangle at the given figure?
4. Tell whether the two figures are similar. Explain your reasoning.
(Hint: are they proportional?)
A. Yes, similar because they are the same shape and side
lengths are proportional.
B. Yes, because all the angles are congruent
12 cm 12 cm
C. No, because they are of different sizes
D. No, not similar because though the angles 18 cm 10 cm
are all congruent, but side lengths are not proportional.
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5. For the pair of similar figures, find the length of side marked with a variable x.
A. 1 in C. 2 in
B. 1.6 in D. 2.6 in 4 in 4 in
A. 180 ft
B. 90 √2 ft
C. 90 ft
D. 60 √2 ft
10. All vehicles are advised to take the new route temporarily in going to school, due
to road construction for widening project of the DPWH. The road is closed
because of the ongoing construction. The map below is showing the new route.
How many extra kilometers will all the vehicles as they take new route?
A. 4 km C. 8 km 8 km e
ut
B. 6 km D. 10 km Ro 6 km
w
Ne
X—Road closed
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11. If a tree casts 20 ft. shadow at the same time that a 3 ft. tall boy casts a 5 ft.
shadow. Find the height of a tree.
A. 12 ft C. 20 ft.
B. 15 ft D. 33 ft.
3 ft
5 ft 20 ft
12. Jimboy wants to find the width of the lake. What do you think is the value of
the width?
65m
A. 65 m C. 100 m
B. 98 m D. 120 m
?
20m
13m
For items 13-15, refer to the passage below.
x
m
x
0c
12
B. D.
120cm
42
x
m
m
0c
x
0c
0c
m
16
16
120cm 420cm
14. Which among the proportions is the correct equation to determine the height of
a traffic light?
𝒙 𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝒙 𝟒𝟐𝟎 𝒙 𝟒𝟐𝟎 𝟏𝟔𝟎 𝟒𝟐𝟎
A. = B. = C. = D. =
𝟏𝟔𝟎 𝟒𝟐𝟎 𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝟏𝟔𝟎 𝟏𝟔𝟎 𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝑿 𝟏𝟐𝟎
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Let Us Study
As we go along, you will encounter different real life situations that will
further develop your analytical skills. In this module, you will apply the different
theorems and postulates learned in the previous lesson to solve real life problems.
Direction: Read, understand, and explore the problem, find and use the strategy to
solve and finalize on the solution.
Example 1: Your classmate Thea stands at 4.5 ft. tall and she casts a shadow of 6
ft., at the same time the flagpole casts a shadow of 32 ft. How high is the flagpole?
Illustrate:
x
4.5 ft
6 ft
Given:
4.5 ft – Thea’s height 32 ft
6 ft – Thea’s shadow 32 ft – Flagpole’s shadow
Example 2: The boy scouts are asked to find the width of a river (r) without crossing
it. They made the following measurements applying on what they had learned in
math class.
(Formulate correct proportion)
𝑟 36 𝑚
=
3 𝑚 9 𝑚
r=?
𝑟 36 𝑚
= Cross multiply 9m
3 𝑚 9 𝑚 36
3m
9 𝑟 = (3)(36) Simplify m
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9 𝑟 = 108
9 𝑟 108 Divide both sides by 9
=
9 9
𝒓 = 𝟏𝟐𝒎 The width of a river is 12m.
Example 3: Nancy is 5.5 ft tall. She places the mirror on the ground and moves until
she can see the top of the library building. She is now 3 ft away from the mirror. How
high is the library building?
Illustrate:
x=?
5.5 ft
3 ft 42 ft
Given:
5.5 ft – Nancy’s height
3 ft – Nancy away from the mirror
42 ft – distance from the mirror to the school library building
x – height of the school library building
Ask:
Formula:
𝑥 42𝑓𝑡 1'23$34 ! % 5#'(")
=
*'%)$78# 2#) 9'33+3 $7* )"# .'23$34
= 6$7840% "#'(") *'%)$78# 2#) 9'33+3 $7* 6$784
5.5 𝑓𝑡 3 𝑓𝑡
Formulate the correct proportion
Solution:
𝑥 42 Cross multiply
=
5.5 3
3 x = (5.5)(42) Simplify
3 x = (231) Simplify
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Let Us Practice
Activity 1: Let Us Be Connected!
Direction: Connect the illustration of similarity concepts with the description.
AA Similarity
Postulates
SAS Similarity
Postulates
Definition of
Similarity Polygons
TPT-Triangle
Proportionality
Theorem
Pythagorean
Theorem
RTST-Right Triangle
Similarity Theorem
30-60-90
Right Triangle Theorem
SSS Similarity
Postulates
TABT-Triangle Angle
Bisector Theorem
45-45-90
Right Triangle Theorem
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Let Us Practice More
Activity 2: Problems No More!
Direction: Read and understand the statement, explore and illustrate to
visualize and easy to comprehend, lists all necessary given that will lead to what is
required, formulate correct equation to solve for the unknown, and reflect for the
final answer or solutions.
1. Reina is 6 ft tall and she notices that she casts a shadow of 5 ft long. She
wants to know how tall the school building is. She then measures the shadow
of the school building which is 30 ft. How tall is the building?
A. 10 ft B. 12 ft C.30 ft D.36 ft
2. Two ladders are leaning against the wall at the same angle. The longer ladder
is 60 ft reaching 45 ft of the wall, while the shorter ladder reaches 18 ft only.
How long is the shorter ladder?
A. 12 ft B. 24 ft C. 36 ft D. 48 ft
3. The two campsites are on the opposite sides of the lake. The campers are
trying to find the distance between the two campsites. So then, they measure
diagram as shown. What is the distance between the two campsites?
A. 72 m 48 m 25 m
B. 80 m 30m
C. 108 m
20 m
D. D. 120 m x=?
60m
4. Joevin wants to know the height of a very tall pine tree, he placed the mirror
on the ground and stand where he could see the top of the pine tree. How tall
is the tree?
A. 756 in
B. 525 in
x=?
C. 336 in
D. 1082 in 72 in
48 504
in in
5. How high is the school flagpole if at a certain time of day, a 5-foot grade 9
learner casts a 3-feet shadow while the length of the shadow cast by the
flagpole is 15 ft?
A. 9 ft.
B. 15 ft.
C. 25 ft. x
D. 30 ft.
5 ft
15 ft 3 ft
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Let Us Remember
Problem solving is about solving problems in real life situations. These
are important points that will make problem solving easy to solve:
A. (IGAFS Technique)
1. Read, explore, and understand the problem;
2. Illustrate to visualize and easy to comprehend;
3. Lists all necessary given that will lead to what is required;
4. Analyze what is asked or required
5. Formulate correct equation to solve for the unknown; and
6. Show the solutions.
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Let Us Assess
Direction: Read carefully the questions. Write on a separate sheet of paper
the letter of your corresponding answer.
1. If the foot of a 24 feet ladder is placed 16 feet away from a building, how high up
the building will the ladder reach? Round to the nearest whole number.
A. 18 ft B. 20 ft C. 22 ft D. 24 ft
2. The size of a TV screen is given by the length of its diagonal. If the dimension of
a TV screen is 42 inches by 34 inches, what is the size of the TV screen? Round
to the nearest whole number.
A. 53 in B. 54 in C. 55 in D. 56 in
3. Two objects that are the same shape but not the same size are _______.
A. congruent C. similar
B. vertical D. complementary
4. Which of the following best describes the triangle at the given figure?
12 cm 6 cm
18 cm 4 cm
A. Yes, similar because the corresponding angles are congruent and the side
lengths are proportional.
B. Yes, because all the angles are congruent
C. No, because they are of different sizes
D. No, not similar because though the angles are all congruent, but side
lengths are not proportional.
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7. For the pair of similar figures, find the length of side marked with a variable x.
A. 1.5 in
B. 1.6in
C. 1.25 in x
5 in x
D. 2.25 in
20 in 5 in
8. What are the missing sides of the triangle?
A. x =12; y = 8
B. x =10; y=12 27 in
18 in
C. x =36; y = 4 x y
D. x =3; y = 2
36 in 4 in
9. The triangular garden ∆MAT, has a perpendicular pathway 𝐴𝐻 #### to easy access on
the garden tool storage, thus it looks like there are three triangles formed.
Which triangles must be similar to each other?
A
A. ∆TAM ~∆MHA~∆HAT
B. ∆MAT ~∆MHA~∆THA
C. ∆TAM ~∆AHM~∆THA
D. ∆MAT ~∆AHM~∆HAT
M H T
10. Refer to the given figure, find the measurement of the hypotenuse 𝑀𝑇 ##### of the
biggest triangle ∆MAT. A
A. 9.6 in
B. 15 in 12 in
C. 21 in 4 in 5 in
D. 25 in
M in
H T
11. A baseball diamond is a square. It has 90 ft away from each base. How far the
ball will go if the pitcher is on the 1ST base and throw the ball to the 3rd base?
A. 180 ft
B. 90 √2 ft
C. 90 ft
D. 60 √2 ft
12. All vehicles are advised to take the new route temporarily in going to school, due
to road construction for widening project of the DPWH. The road is closed
because of the ongoing construction. The map below is showing the new route.
How many extra kilometers will all the vehicles as they take new route?
A. 4 km
B. 6 km 8 km
C. 8 km ute 6 km
Ro
w
D. 10 km Ne
X—Road closed
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13. If a tree casts 22 ft shadow at the same time that a 6 ft tall boy casts a 8 ft
shadow. Find the height of a tree.
A. 12.5 ft
B. 16.5 ft
C. 22.5 ft 6 ft
D. 32.5 ft 8 ft 22 ft
14. Jimboy wants to find the width of the lake. What do you think is the width of
the lake?
65m
A. 65 m
B. 98 m ?
C. 100 m
D. 120 m 20m
13m
x x
0c
m
B. D.
120cm
42
x
m
m
0c
x
0c
0c
m
16
16
120cm 420cm
16. Which among the proportion is the correct equation to determine the height of
a traffic light?
𝒙 𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝒙 𝟏𝟔𝟎 𝟏𝟔𝟎 𝟏𝟐𝟎 𝟏𝟔𝟎 𝟒𝟐𝟎
A. 𝟏𝟔𝟎
= 𝟒𝟐𝟎 B. 𝟏𝟐𝟎 = 𝟒𝟐𝟎𝟎 C. 𝒙
= 𝟒𝟐𝟎 D. 𝑿
= 𝟏𝟐𝟎
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17. How high is the traffic light?
A. 560 cm B. 315 cm C. 260 cm D. 48 cm
A line from the top of a lighthouse to the ground passes over a 10-meter
lamp post and reaches the ground at a point 15 meters from the base of the
lamp post. The lamp post is 12 m from the base of the lighthouse.
A.
B.
C. 15 m x
x 10 m
D. 10 m
E.
12 m 15 m
12 m
B. 15 m D.
x x
10 m 12 m
12 m 10 m 15 m
19. Which of the following equations can be used to determine the height of a
lighthouse.
𝒙 𝟏𝟎 / $# 𝒙 𝟏𝟓 / $0
A. 𝟏𝟓
= 𝟏𝟐 B. $0
= $1 C. 𝟐𝟕
= 𝟏𝟐 D. #3
= $1
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Let Us Enhance
Activity 3: How Tall is it?
Objectives:
1. A learner will be able to understand how Similarity Triangle Theorems are
used to find indirect measurements; and
2. Apply Triangle Similarity Theorem and proportion in real life situation.
Materials:
Calculator
Pencil, marker, ballpen
Measuring devise (tape measure, meter stick, string, etc)
Mirror
Tasks:
Task 1. How tall is the tree?
a. In your backyard, choose a tree that you are about to determine
the height without actually climbing the tree.
b. Use the mirror method in finding the height of a tree
Rubric
Criteria/Score 4 3 2 1
All the assigned Most of the Some of the Learners did
Completion task is assigned task assigned task not do in any
complete. is complete. is complete. assigned task.
The task The task The task The task
Timeliness received on the received a day received 2 days received 3 or
due date. after the due after the due more days after
date. date. the due date.
All the steps in All the steps in All the steps in All the steps in
doing the task doing the task doing the task doing the task
Accuracy are accurately are accurately are accurately are accurately
done. All the done. Most done. Some done. Few
answers are answers are answers are answers are
correct. correct. correct. correct.
All steps for Most steps for Some steps for Few steps for
solving solving solving solving
Showmanship problems are problems are problems are problems are
meticulously meticulously meticulously meticulously
shown. shown. shown. shown.
My work is My work is My work may My work is
clear, detailed, clear, and easy be a little hard confusing and
Representation well-organized, to follow. to follow. difficult to
and easy to follow
follow.
Task 1. How tall is the tree?
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1. In your backyard, choose a tree that you are about to determine the height
without actually climbing the tree.
2. Use the mirror method in finding the height of a tree
3. Mirror method:
a. put the mirror in the ground, move away until you can see at the
center of the mirror the top site of a tree;
b. Measure and record the distance between the center of mirror and
the base of a tree in feet;
c. Measure and record the distance between the center of mirror and
where you are standing;
d. Determine and record also your height until your eyes; and
e. Apply the Triangle Similarity Theorem and proportion to find how high
is the tree.
How do you find the task being done? Attach picture/s on how you
_____________________________________________ performed the task.
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
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1. Use the shadow method in finding the height of your house.
2. In shadow method:
a. At a certain time, measure and record the shadow of your house to
the base in feet;
b. At the same time, to where you are standing, measure and record
your shadow in feet;
c. Determine and record also your height; and
d. Apply the Triangle Similarity Theorem and proportion to find how high
is your house.
How do you find the task being done? Attach picture/s on how you
_____________________________________________ performed the task.
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
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Let Us Reflect
Activity 4: Complete me!
Problem solving is not as difficult as others might say. We only need to focus
and follow the techniques or strategies on how to make problem solving simple and
easy.
Complete me!
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Let us Try Let Us Practice Let Us Practice
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1. C 1. Definition of
Similarity 1. D
2. D
Polygons 2. B
3. C 2. AA Similarity 3. A
4. D Postulates 4. A
3. SAS Similarity 5. C
5. B
Postulates
6. D 4. SSS Similarity Let Us Assess
7. A Postulates
5. TABT- Triangle 1. A
8. B Angle Bisector 2. B
9. B Theorem 3. C
6. TPT-Triangle 4. D
10. A 5. A
proportionality
11. A Theorem 6. A
7. RTST-Right 7. C
12. C
Triangle Similarity 8. D
13. A Theorem 9. C
14. C 8. Pythagorean 10.B
Theorem 11.B
15. D 12.A
9. 45-45-90 Right
Triangle Theorem 13.B
10.30-60-90 Right 14.C
Triangle Theorem 15.C
16.C
17.A
18.C
19.D
20.A
Answer Key
References
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