Similar triangles may or may not have equal side lengths
Triangles ABC and DEF are similar by SSS theorem
<h3>How to determine the similarity statement</h3>The coordinates of the two triangles are:
A (0,0), B (4,0), C (0,2), D (0,0), E (2,0), and F (0,1)
Calculate the lengths of both triangles using the following distance formula
For triangle ABC, we have:
For triangle DEF, we have:
Divide corresponding sides of the triangles to calculate the scale factor k
This gives
Evaluate the quotients
Since the quotients are equal, then the triangles are similar
Hence, triangles ABC and DEF are similar by SSS theorem
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