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To find: Counterexample to the statement:
If the measure of an altitude and side of a triangle are proportional to the corresponding altitude and corresponding side of another triangle, then the
Answer to Problem 32HP
Explanation of Solution
Given:
The measure of an altitude and side of a triangle are proportional to the corresponding altitude and corresponding side of another triangle
Here, one right
And one side:
Another triangle
And corresponding side:
The corresponding altitudes and corresponding sides are in proportion but the triangles are not similar.
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