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To determine if triangles ABC and DEF are similar, we can use the side lengths given. The ratios of the corresponding sides must be equal. For triangle ABC, the sides are AB = 4, AC = 6, and the unknown BC, while for triangle DEF, the sides are DE = 8, DF = 12, and the unknown EF. The ratio of AB to DE is 4/8 = 1/2, and the ratio of AC to DF is 6/12 = 1/2, which are equal. Therefore, triangles ABC and DEF are similar by the Side-Side-Side (SSS) similarity criterion.
Triangle ABC is simlar to Triangle DEF. AB divided by DE equals x. BC divided by EF also equals x. CA divided by FA also equals x. Note: It only works like this. When two similar or congruent triangles are named (eg Triangle ABC), the order of the capital letters is important.
If the sides AB, BC and CA of triangle ABC correspond to the sides DE, EF and FD of triangle DEF, then the two triangles are congruent if:AB = DE, BC = EF and CA = FD (SSS)AB = DE, BC = EF and angle ABC = angle DEF (SAS)AB = DE, angle ABC = angle DEF, angle BCA = angle EFD (ASA)If the triangles are right angled at A and D so that BC and EF are hypotenuses, then the triangles are congruent ifBC = EF and AB = DE (RHS)BC = EF and angle ABC = angle DEF (RHA).
Three parallel vertical lines. A bit like triangle ABC | triangle DEF, except that the lines are closer together.