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#1 2010-06-24 17:02:35

lakeheadca
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Registered: 2010-01-31
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Problem#2 Grade 11 Geometry

in the diagram of triangle ABC and EDC below, AE and BD intersect at C, and angle
CAB approx= CED
which method can be used to show that triangle ABC must be similar to Triangle EDC.
1. SAS
2.SSS
3.AA
4.HL
please explain? thanks

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#2 2010-06-24 17:15:42

ZHero
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Registered: 2008-06-08
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Re: Problem#2 Grade 11 Geometry

∠ACB=∠ECD
∠CAB=∠CED

Hence, the third angles must also be equal...
∠ABC=∠EDC

∴ AAA or (AA)


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