Question

Explain why the two right triangles are not the same.

Answer 1

Step 1:

Two triangles are said to be similar if their corresponding angles are congruent and the corresponding sides are in proportion. In other words, similar triangles are the same shape, but not necessarily the same size. The triangles are congruent if, in addition to this, their corresponding sides are of equal length.

Step 2:

Write the corresponding sides and angles

The angles are not corresponding to the sides

Step 3

$\begin{gathered} \angle T\text{ }\ne\text{ }\angle E \\ \angle S\text{ }\ne\text{ }\angle D \\ \angle R\text{ }\ne\angle F \end{gathered}$

Final answer

The two right angles are not the same because the sides and the angles are not corresponding.