Question

Using Postulates and/or Theorems, determine whether ABC~AXY.

explain why the triangles are similar or why they are not.

Answer 1

They are not similar

Explanation:

To see whether the triangles are similar or not we can compare their side lengths:

AB = 24

AX = 6

AX/AB = 1/4 is the ratio now let's compare this to AY/AC

AY/AC = 10/25 if we simplify this the result will be 2/5 as we can see the side lengths are not proportional so the triangles are not similar.