Question

What three pieces of information(Side Angle Side, Angle Angle Side, etc.) produce similar(Same shape) triangles?

Answer 1

There are a couple of similar triangles. They are the same shape, but different sizes. You tell me what parts are the same.

Answer 2

Angles are congruent, number of sides are congruent, and they are proportional.

Answer 3

?

Answer 4

To prove that they are similar you can use these three:

AAA
SSS
SAS

Answer 5

so AAA, SSS, and SAS produce similar triangles?

Answer 6

SSS gives congruent, not similar. Same with SAS.
I guess technically congruent triangles are similar also... but that's not the point.

Answer 7

AAA is the only requirement. Sides usually will not be congruent at all.

Answer 8

AAA (angle angle angle)
All three pairs of corresponding angles are the same.

SSS in same proportion (side side side)
All three pairs of corresponding sides are in the same proportion

SAS (side angle side)
Two pairs of sides in the same proportion and the included angle equal.

Answer 9

so AAA is similar right?

Answer 10

lol yes.

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

is that the only one? it's the only one i can find

Answer 13

can AAS be similar too?

Answer 14

no, that's for congruence.

Answer 15

oh so AAA is the only one?

Answer 16

i thought you asked for three though

Answer 17

Jolly, when it asked for 3, it meant just 3 parts of the triangles. As in, angle, angle, and angle.

Answer 18

That's how I read it.

Answer 19

yes smoothmath is right

Answer 20

Well then! AAA it is :)

Answer 21

ok thank you

Answer 22

pleasure(: