Similarlity and Congruency of triangles

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Similarity and Congruence:

Similar triangles :
If two triangles are similar then their corresponding angles are equal and the corresponding sides will be in proportion.
For any two similar triangles :

▪ Ratio of sides = Ratio of medians = Ratio of heights = Ratio of circumradii = Ratio of Angular bisectors.
▪ Ratio of areas = Ratio of the square of the sides.

Tests of similarity : (AA / SSS / SAS)

Congruent triangles

If two triangles are congruent then their corresponding angles and their corresponding sides are equal.

Tests of congruence : (SSS / SAS / AAS / ASA)

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Question 1

Suppose XYZ is a triangle and A is the midpoint of XY and B is the midpoint of XZ. What is the ratio of the area of triangle XYZ to the area of triangle XAB?

Question 2

A line is drawn parallel to the hypotenuse AC, of a right angled triangle ABC which cuts AB at D and BC at E. The length of DE is 85% the length of AC. If the area of ABC is 50 sq cm, what is the area of triangle BDE?

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