To find: Whether the two given
Answer to Problem 44PPS
The scalene triangle and the isosceles triangle are never similar.
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The give triangles are scalene and isosceles triangle.
Calculation:
Consider that the two
Consider that a triangle is scalene if two sides are congruent and a triangle is isosceles if at least two sides are congruent.
Consider that the isosceles triangle is similar to the scalene triangle, then the corresponding angles are congruent. If the isosceles triangle has two congruent sides then the scalene triangles must have two congruent sides, this is in contradiction to the scalene triangle property.
Thus, the scalene triangle and the isosceles triangle are never similar.
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