Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Similar triangles

Two triangles ABC and DEF are similar if (1) their corresponding angles are equal, that is, angle A equals angle D, angle B equals angle E, and angle C equals angle F, and (2) their sides are proportional, that is, the ratios of the three corresponding sides are equal:

AB/DE = BC/EF =CA/FD

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