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Can someone please tell me if these triangles are similar or not, and why.

Can someone please tell me if these triangles are similar or not, and why.-example-1

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Answer:

No they are not similar.

Explanation:

Because their angles are not the same. 1st triangle: 42-48-90 2nd triangle:58-32-90

User Hossein Mansouri
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Answer:

No, they are not similar.

Explanation:

All the angles in a triangle add up to 180°. In both triangles, we already know two of the angles - 42° and 90° in one, 58° and 90° in the other.

Let's see if they match.

180 - 90 - 42 = 48

That's 48, not 58...

Let's check again with the other triangle.

180 - 90 - 58 = 32

48 does not equal 58.

32 does not equal 42.

Therefore, the two triangles are not similar.

User Divyanayan Awasthi
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