Two rectangles share a vertex. Two line segments connecting opposing vertices and the common side intersect in a single point. Prove that the rectangles are similar.
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I’m smaller
Than this one much bigger
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With reference to your solution diagram,
Triangles DHA and GHF are similar, giving,
HA/HF = b/d…..(1).
Triangles AHB and FHE are similar giving,
AH/FH = a/c….(2)
From (1) and (2)
b/d = a/c or a/b = c/d.