Question

Determine whether the triangles can be proved similar. If they are similar, write a similarity statement. If they are not similar, explain why.

Answer 1

Answer:

They are similar.  Triangle abc is similar to triangle edc.

Step-by-step explanation:

To prove that triangles are similar, you must show that the 3 angles in one triangle are equal to the 3 angles in the other triangle.  We know that they both have a 50 degree angle.  We can also see that they both have a right angle.  That means that the 3rd angle must also equal 40 (180-90-50).  So by AAA the two triangles are congruent.

Triangle ABC is similar to triangle EDC.

Answer 2

Answer:

triangle ABC is similar to triangle DCE

Step-by-step explanation:

Reason being that angles in triangle ABC Correspond to That of triangle DCE Eg triangle ABC=CDE