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Congruent and Similar Triangles in the Coordinate Plane (Sec 9-2)

Question 8 • (OC27) GEO-1206310-S2-Degele-VOL7006P

Daniel claims that any two right triangles can be proven to be similar by the SAS similarity theorem because both have right angles that are congruent.What is his mistake?

Answer

Answer:

SAS requires two pairs of corresponding sides to be proportional as well as the included angles to be congruent. Congruent right angles alone are not enough, so two right triangles are not necessarily similar.

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