Question

Geometry Help please

Answer 1

Are the following figures similar?

Rectangles ABCD and EFGH are shown. BC equals 50, CD equals 20, FG equals 42, GH equals 12. Angles ABC, EFG, BCD and FGH are marked congruent.

Yes; the corresponding angles are congruent
No; the corresponding angles are not congruent
Yes; the corresponding sides are proportional
No; the corresponding sides are not proportional

Answer 2

Do you know what it means for a figure to be similar? And please stop tagging everyone.

Answer 3

yes I do know what it means

Answer 4

The only way to get help on this site is to tag someone

Answer 5

Well then they have to have the same ratio, so let's first find the ration of 50 and 42 and then apply it to the other sides. Do you know how to find the ratio?

Answer 6

Yes buy you don't need to tag everyone all at once.

Answer 7

Okay lol, its just I have posted many questions and no one ever comes.

Answer 8

Well do you know how to find the ratio fo 50 and 42?

Answer 9

help

Answer 10

@jimmy.smircerbutt Please don't post your question in someone else's post, it is very rude.

Answer 11

Post your own question in the "Ask a question" box.

Answer 12

ok fine god

Answer 13

Back to the question, do you know how to find the ratio?

Answer 14

im sorry plz no report

Answer 15

Yes

Answer 16

Ok, how?

Answer 17

plz dont report me

Answer 18

Ok I won't . . . please go now.

Answer 19

oh ok

Answer 20

To make things easier, we divide 50 and 42. Which rounds to 1.2. Do you know what to do now to see if that and 20 and 12 have the same ratio?

Answer 21

Sorry internet crashed

Answer 22

It's all good.

Answer 23

No im lost at that point, please explain

Answer 24

Ok, so we divided 50 and 42 and the outcome rounded to 1.2. This is our RATIO. Let's put an example.