If the heights of two triangles are proportional then prove that they are similiar
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We have two different triangles $triangle ABC$ and $triangle A'B'C'$.
Now we have a relation between heights $AH$ and $A'H'$.Actually $H$ and $H'$ are the points on $BC$ and $B'C'$ sides. $$frac{AH}{A'H'}=x$$
Now we must prove that $$ triangle ABC thicksim triangle A'B'C'$$
Actually I have done something. But unhopefully no results!
If $triangle ABC$ and $triangle A'B'C'$ are similiar then we have:
$$frac{AC}{A'C'}= frac{AB}{A'B'}= frac{BC}{'BC'}$$
But it must be proved and we don't know that it is true or not.
And
$$AH=ACsinangle C$$
$$A'H'=A'C'sinangle C'$$
Now any ideas to prove that these triangles are similiar?!
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We have two different triangles $triangle ABC$ and $triangle A'B'C'$.
Now we have a relation between heights $AH$ and $A'H'$.Actually $H$ and $H'$ are the points on $BC$ and $B'C'$ sides. $$frac{AH}{A'H'}=x$$
Now we must prove that $$ triangle ABC thicksim triangle A'B'C'$$
Actually I have done something. But unhopefully no results!
If $triangle ABC$ and $triangle A'B'C'$ are similiar then we have:
$$frac{AC}{A'C'}= frac{AB}{A'B'}= frac{BC}{'BC'}$$
But it must be proved and we don't know that it is true or not.
And
$$AH=ACsinangle C$$
$$A'H'=A'C'sinangle C'$$
Now any ideas to prove that these triangles are similiar?!
geometry analytic-geometry
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There is definitely some key information missing here. Every pair of triangles satisfies that their heights are in some relation. Please provide the full problem description.
– maxmilgram
Nov 15 at 8:04
What do you mean @maxmilgram ? I explained everething about the problem and there is no anything else!
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:17
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even for given $x$ there are countless examples of triangles that satisfy your condition that are not similar. Thus your problem can not be solved. Trust me, there is definitely some key information missing!
– maxmilgram
Nov 15 at 8:20
Something is missing if it is only the height from $A$ (in one triangle) and the height from $A'$ (in the other) we have information on. One height alone cannot determine the "shape" of a triangle, i.e. specification of one height alone cannot force a triangle to be similar to another given triangle. Maybe you have information on the other heights, say $BI$, $CJ$, $B'I'$, $C'J'$, as well?
– Jeppe Stig Nielsen
Nov 15 at 8:31
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We have two different triangles $triangle ABC$ and $triangle A'B'C'$.
Now we have a relation between heights $AH$ and $A'H'$.Actually $H$ and $H'$ are the points on $BC$ and $B'C'$ sides. $$frac{AH}{A'H'}=x$$
Now we must prove that $$ triangle ABC thicksim triangle A'B'C'$$
Actually I have done something. But unhopefully no results!
If $triangle ABC$ and $triangle A'B'C'$ are similiar then we have:
$$frac{AC}{A'C'}= frac{AB}{A'B'}= frac{BC}{'BC'}$$
But it must be proved and we don't know that it is true or not.
And
$$AH=ACsinangle C$$
$$A'H'=A'C'sinangle C'$$
Now any ideas to prove that these triangles are similiar?!
geometry analytic-geometry
We have two different triangles $triangle ABC$ and $triangle A'B'C'$.
Now we have a relation between heights $AH$ and $A'H'$.Actually $H$ and $H'$ are the points on $BC$ and $B'C'$ sides. $$frac{AH}{A'H'}=x$$
Now we must prove that $$ triangle ABC thicksim triangle A'B'C'$$
Actually I have done something. But unhopefully no results!
If $triangle ABC$ and $triangle A'B'C'$ are similiar then we have:
$$frac{AC}{A'C'}= frac{AB}{A'B'}= frac{BC}{'BC'}$$
But it must be proved and we don't know that it is true or not.
And
$$AH=ACsinangle C$$
$$A'H'=A'C'sinangle C'$$
Now any ideas to prove that these triangles are similiar?!
geometry analytic-geometry
geometry analytic-geometry
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There is definitely some key information missing here. Every pair of triangles satisfies that their heights are in some relation. Please provide the full problem description.
– maxmilgram
Nov 15 at 8:04
What do you mean @maxmilgram ? I explained everething about the problem and there is no anything else!
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:17
1
even for given $x$ there are countless examples of triangles that satisfy your condition that are not similar. Thus your problem can not be solved. Trust me, there is definitely some key information missing!
– maxmilgram
Nov 15 at 8:20
Something is missing if it is only the height from $A$ (in one triangle) and the height from $A'$ (in the other) we have information on. One height alone cannot determine the "shape" of a triangle, i.e. specification of one height alone cannot force a triangle to be similar to another given triangle. Maybe you have information on the other heights, say $BI$, $CJ$, $B'I'$, $C'J'$, as well?
– Jeppe Stig Nielsen
Nov 15 at 8:31
add a comment |
1
There is definitely some key information missing here. Every pair of triangles satisfies that their heights are in some relation. Please provide the full problem description.
– maxmilgram
Nov 15 at 8:04
What do you mean @maxmilgram ? I explained everething about the problem and there is no anything else!
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:17
1
even for given $x$ there are countless examples of triangles that satisfy your condition that are not similar. Thus your problem can not be solved. Trust me, there is definitely some key information missing!
– maxmilgram
Nov 15 at 8:20
Something is missing if it is only the height from $A$ (in one triangle) and the height from $A'$ (in the other) we have information on. One height alone cannot determine the "shape" of a triangle, i.e. specification of one height alone cannot force a triangle to be similar to another given triangle. Maybe you have information on the other heights, say $BI$, $CJ$, $B'I'$, $C'J'$, as well?
– Jeppe Stig Nielsen
Nov 15 at 8:31
1
1
There is definitely some key information missing here. Every pair of triangles satisfies that their heights are in some relation. Please provide the full problem description.
– maxmilgram
Nov 15 at 8:04
There is definitely some key information missing here. Every pair of triangles satisfies that their heights are in some relation. Please provide the full problem description.
– maxmilgram
Nov 15 at 8:04
What do you mean @maxmilgram ? I explained everething about the problem and there is no anything else!
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:17
What do you mean @maxmilgram ? I explained everething about the problem and there is no anything else!
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:17
1
1
even for given $x$ there are countless examples of triangles that satisfy your condition that are not similar. Thus your problem can not be solved. Trust me, there is definitely some key information missing!
– maxmilgram
Nov 15 at 8:20
even for given $x$ there are countless examples of triangles that satisfy your condition that are not similar. Thus your problem can not be solved. Trust me, there is definitely some key information missing!
– maxmilgram
Nov 15 at 8:20
Something is missing if it is only the height from $A$ (in one triangle) and the height from $A'$ (in the other) we have information on. One height alone cannot determine the "shape" of a triangle, i.e. specification of one height alone cannot force a triangle to be similar to another given triangle. Maybe you have information on the other heights, say $BI$, $CJ$, $B'I'$, $C'J'$, as well?
– Jeppe Stig Nielsen
Nov 15 at 8:31
Something is missing if it is only the height from $A$ (in one triangle) and the height from $A'$ (in the other) we have information on. One height alone cannot determine the "shape" of a triangle, i.e. specification of one height alone cannot force a triangle to be similar to another given triangle. Maybe you have information on the other heights, say $BI$, $CJ$, $B'I'$, $C'J'$, as well?
– Jeppe Stig Nielsen
Nov 15 at 8:31
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It doesn't make sense, to me, saying that one pair of anything is proportional. So I take for granted the OP meant that the three pairs of attitudes are proportional,
that is
$$frac{h_a}{h^prime_a} = frac{h_b}{h^prime_b} = frac{h_c}{h^prime_c}.$$
In this case, it is easy to imply that the two triangles are similar, because $h_a,h_b,h_c$ are reversely proportional to $a,b,c$. More precisely
$$frac{h_a}{h_a^prime} = frac{2S/a}{2S^prime/a^prime} = frac{a^prime}{a} cdot color{red}{frac S{S^prime}},$$
and so
$$frac{a^prime}a = frac{b^prime}{b} = frac{c^prime}c.$$
Yes that is the point i meaned! A big thanks to you Quaung.
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:54
@user602338 np, I just made an edit (in red) for more precise argument.
– Quang Hoang
Nov 15 at 8:57
Thanks! It's very good
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:58
Just say that you mean S is ab/2?
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:59
Yes, $S= ah_a/2$ is the area.
– Quang Hoang
Nov 15 at 9:00
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It does not imply that triangles whose heights are proportional are necessarely similar. In fact, every pair of triangles have proportional heights. There is probably something missing in your problem.
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2 Answers
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2 Answers
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active
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active
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up vote
1
down vote
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It doesn't make sense, to me, saying that one pair of anything is proportional. So I take for granted the OP meant that the three pairs of attitudes are proportional,
that is
$$frac{h_a}{h^prime_a} = frac{h_b}{h^prime_b} = frac{h_c}{h^prime_c}.$$
In this case, it is easy to imply that the two triangles are similar, because $h_a,h_b,h_c$ are reversely proportional to $a,b,c$. More precisely
$$frac{h_a}{h_a^prime} = frac{2S/a}{2S^prime/a^prime} = frac{a^prime}{a} cdot color{red}{frac S{S^prime}},$$
and so
$$frac{a^prime}a = frac{b^prime}{b} = frac{c^prime}c.$$
Yes that is the point i meaned! A big thanks to you Quaung.
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:54
@user602338 np, I just made an edit (in red) for more precise argument.
– Quang Hoang
Nov 15 at 8:57
Thanks! It's very good
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:58
Just say that you mean S is ab/2?
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:59
Yes, $S= ah_a/2$ is the area.
– Quang Hoang
Nov 15 at 9:00
|
show 1 more comment
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
It doesn't make sense, to me, saying that one pair of anything is proportional. So I take for granted the OP meant that the three pairs of attitudes are proportional,
that is
$$frac{h_a}{h^prime_a} = frac{h_b}{h^prime_b} = frac{h_c}{h^prime_c}.$$
In this case, it is easy to imply that the two triangles are similar, because $h_a,h_b,h_c$ are reversely proportional to $a,b,c$. More precisely
$$frac{h_a}{h_a^prime} = frac{2S/a}{2S^prime/a^prime} = frac{a^prime}{a} cdot color{red}{frac S{S^prime}},$$
and so
$$frac{a^prime}a = frac{b^prime}{b} = frac{c^prime}c.$$
Yes that is the point i meaned! A big thanks to you Quaung.
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:54
@user602338 np, I just made an edit (in red) for more precise argument.
– Quang Hoang
Nov 15 at 8:57
Thanks! It's very good
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:58
Just say that you mean S is ab/2?
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:59
Yes, $S= ah_a/2$ is the area.
– Quang Hoang
Nov 15 at 9:00
|
show 1 more comment
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
up vote
1
down vote
accepted
It doesn't make sense, to me, saying that one pair of anything is proportional. So I take for granted the OP meant that the three pairs of attitudes are proportional,
that is
$$frac{h_a}{h^prime_a} = frac{h_b}{h^prime_b} = frac{h_c}{h^prime_c}.$$
In this case, it is easy to imply that the two triangles are similar, because $h_a,h_b,h_c$ are reversely proportional to $a,b,c$. More precisely
$$frac{h_a}{h_a^prime} = frac{2S/a}{2S^prime/a^prime} = frac{a^prime}{a} cdot color{red}{frac S{S^prime}},$$
and so
$$frac{a^prime}a = frac{b^prime}{b} = frac{c^prime}c.$$
It doesn't make sense, to me, saying that one pair of anything is proportional. So I take for granted the OP meant that the three pairs of attitudes are proportional,
that is
$$frac{h_a}{h^prime_a} = frac{h_b}{h^prime_b} = frac{h_c}{h^prime_c}.$$
In this case, it is easy to imply that the two triangles are similar, because $h_a,h_b,h_c$ are reversely proportional to $a,b,c$. More precisely
$$frac{h_a}{h_a^prime} = frac{2S/a}{2S^prime/a^prime} = frac{a^prime}{a} cdot color{red}{frac S{S^prime}},$$
and so
$$frac{a^prime}a = frac{b^prime}{b} = frac{c^prime}c.$$
edited Nov 15 at 8:56
answered Nov 15 at 8:32
Quang Hoang
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Yes that is the point i meaned! A big thanks to you Quaung.
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:54
@user602338 np, I just made an edit (in red) for more precise argument.
– Quang Hoang
Nov 15 at 8:57
Thanks! It's very good
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:58
Just say that you mean S is ab/2?
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:59
Yes, $S= ah_a/2$ is the area.
– Quang Hoang
Nov 15 at 9:00
|
show 1 more comment
Yes that is the point i meaned! A big thanks to you Quaung.
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:54
@user602338 np, I just made an edit (in red) for more precise argument.
– Quang Hoang
Nov 15 at 8:57
Thanks! It's very good
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:58
Just say that you mean S is ab/2?
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:59
Yes, $S= ah_a/2$ is the area.
– Quang Hoang
Nov 15 at 9:00
Yes that is the point i meaned! A big thanks to you Quaung.
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:54
Yes that is the point i meaned! A big thanks to you Quaung.
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:54
@user602338 np, I just made an edit (in red) for more precise argument.
– Quang Hoang
Nov 15 at 8:57
@user602338 np, I just made an edit (in red) for more precise argument.
– Quang Hoang
Nov 15 at 8:57
Thanks! It's very good
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:58
Thanks! It's very good
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:58
Just say that you mean S is ab/2?
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:59
Just say that you mean S is ab/2?
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:59
Yes, $S= ah_a/2$ is the area.
– Quang Hoang
Nov 15 at 9:00
Yes, $S= ah_a/2$ is the area.
– Quang Hoang
Nov 15 at 9:00
|
show 1 more comment
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0
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It does not imply that triangles whose heights are proportional are necessarely similar. In fact, every pair of triangles have proportional heights. There is probably something missing in your problem.
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It does not imply that triangles whose heights are proportional are necessarely similar. In fact, every pair of triangles have proportional heights. There is probably something missing in your problem.
add a comment |
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down vote
up vote
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It does not imply that triangles whose heights are proportional are necessarely similar. In fact, every pair of triangles have proportional heights. There is probably something missing in your problem.
It does not imply that triangles whose heights are proportional are necessarely similar. In fact, every pair of triangles have proportional heights. There is probably something missing in your problem.
answered Nov 15 at 8:17
Ilija Gračanin
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There is definitely some key information missing here. Every pair of triangles satisfies that their heights are in some relation. Please provide the full problem description.
– maxmilgram
Nov 15 at 8:04
What do you mean @maxmilgram ? I explained everething about the problem and there is no anything else!
– user602338
Nov 15 at 8:17
1
even for given $x$ there are countless examples of triangles that satisfy your condition that are not similar. Thus your problem can not be solved. Trust me, there is definitely some key information missing!
– maxmilgram
Nov 15 at 8:20
Something is missing if it is only the height from $A$ (in one triangle) and the height from $A'$ (in the other) we have information on. One height alone cannot determine the "shape" of a triangle, i.e. specification of one height alone cannot force a triangle to be similar to another given triangle. Maybe you have information on the other heights, say $BI$, $CJ$, $B'I'$, $C'J'$, as well?
– Jeppe Stig Nielsen
Nov 15 at 8:31