Question

If angle ADE is congruent to angle ABC in this diagram, which pair of ratios must necessarily be equal?
A. AD/DB=AE/EC
B. AF/FB=AG/GC
C. AD/DF=AE/EG
D. DF/FB=EG/GC
E. AD/FB=AE/GC

Answer 1

@wio @uri @Callisto @ParthKohli please help if you can.. I have trouble understanding problems like these.

Answer 2

Do you know how to work with similarity and the related criteria?

Answer 3

no..

Answer 4

Could you at least explain how I could figure this out for myself? I really am clueless with diagrams like these. I am better with complicated math problems. Simple stuff like this has me all confused. @ParthKohli

Answer 5

@dan815

Answer 6

@sleepyhead314

Answer 7

@iambatman @cwrw238 @ganeshie8 @Luigi0210

Answer 8

If triangles \(\triangle ABC\) and \(\triangle A'B'C'\) are similar, then their corresponding ratios of sides are equal. Meaning that\[\dfrac{AB}{A'B'} = \dfrac{BC}{B'C'} = \dfrac{AC}{A'C'}\]

Answer 9

Can you figure out the two similar triangles here?

Answer 10

okay Ill go through this some other time Im heading to next class thnks though.

Answer 11

@ParthKohli I am back!

Answer 12

well it seems like both triangles are congruent.

Answer 13

No im sorry im still mega confused.

Answer 14

@SolomonZelman @iambatman

Answer 15

please help me out with this

Answer 16

@campbell_st

Answer 17

@joel

Answer 18

@Joel_the_boss

Answer 19

@Coolsector @CrazyCountryGirl

Answer 20

@Secret-Ninja

Answer 21

Sorry, I don't know this. :/ I suggest that you close it and repost it. :) More people will be able to see it if its new.