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  2. Similarity (geometry) - Wikipedia

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    Any two equilateral triangles are similar. Two triangles, both similar to a third triangle, are similar to each other (transitivity of similarity of triangles). Corresponding altitudes of similar triangles have the same ratio as the corresponding sides. Two right triangles are similar if the hypotenuse and one other side have lengths in the ...

  3. Pythagorean theorem - Wikipedia

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    Proof using similar triangles. This proof is based on the proportionality of the sides of three similar triangles, that is, upon the fact that the ratio of any two corresponding sides of similar triangles is the same regardless of the size of the triangles. Let ABC represent a right triangle, with the right angle located at C, as shown on the ...

  4. AA postulate - Wikipedia

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    In Euclidean geometry, the AA postulate states that two triangles are similar if they have two corresponding angles congruent . The AA postulate follows from the fact that the sum of the interior angles of a triangle is always equal to 180°. By knowing two angles, such as 32° and 64° degrees, we know that the next angle is 84°, because 180 ...

  5. Intercept theorem - Wikipedia

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    Arranging two similar triangles, so that the intercept theorem can be applied The intercept theorem is closely related to similarity . It is equivalent to the concept of similar triangles , i.e. it can be used to prove the properties of similar triangles and similar triangles can be used to prove the intercept theorem.

  6. Angle bisector theorem - Wikipedia

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    In geometry, the angle bisector theorem is concerned with the relative lengths of the two segments that a triangle 's side is divided into by a line that bisects the opposite angle. It equates their relative lengths to the relative lengths of the other two sides of the triangle. Note that this theorem is not to be confused with the Inscribed ...

  7. Ptolemy's theorem - Wikipedia

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    2.2 Proof by similarity of triangles. 2.3 Proof by trigonometric identities. 2.4 Proof by inversion. ... Proof: Follows immediately from Ptolemy's theorem:

  8. Geometric mean theorem - Wikipedia

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    In Euclidean geometry, the geometric mean theorem or right triangle altitude theorem is a relation between the altitude on the hypotenuse in a right triangle and the two line segments it creates on the hypotenuse. It states that the geometric mean of the two segments equals the altitude. Expressed as a mathematical formula, if h denotes the ...

  9. Similarity system of triangles - Wikipedia

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    A similarity system of triangles is a specific configuration involving a set of triangles. [1] A set of triangles is considered a configuration when all of the triangles share a minimum of one incidence relation with one of the other triangles present in the set. [1] An incidence relation between triangles refers to when two triangles share a ...