Question

1. are the triangles below similar? why or why not?

Explanation:

Step1: Recall similarity criterion

Two triangles are similar if two - angles of one triangle are equal to two - angles of another triangle (AA - similarity criterion).

Step2: Check angle equality

In the first triangle, the angles are 60° and 60°. In the second triangle, the angles are 60° and 50°. Since only one pair of 60° angles is equal and the other angles are not equal, the two triangles do not satisfy the AA - similarity criterion.

Answer:

No, because not all corresponding angles are equal.