{"id":11353,"date":"2022-07-07T23:00:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-07T17:30:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathemerize.com\/?p=11353"},"modified":"2022-07-07T23:05:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-07T17:35:40","slug":"in-the-figure-altitudes-ad-and-ce-of-triangle-abc-intersect-each-other-at-the-point-p-show-that-i-triangle-aep-triangle-cdp-ii-triangle-abd-triangle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathemerize.com\/in-the-figure-altitudes-ad-and-ce-of-triangle-abc-intersect-each-other-at-the-point-p-show-that-i-triangle-aep-triangle-cdp-ii-triangle-abd-triangle\/","title":{"rendered":"In the figure, altitudes AD and CE of \\(\\triangle\\) ABC intersect each other at the point P. Show that : (i) \\(\\triangle\\) AEP ~ \\(\\triangle\\) CDP (ii) \\(\\triangle\\) ABD ~ \\(\\triangle\\) CBE (iii) \\(\\triangle\\) AEP ~ \\(\\triangle\\) ADB (iv) \\(\\triangle\\) PDC ~ \\(\\triangle\\) BEC"},"content":{"rendered":"
(i)<\/strong>\u00a0 In \\(\\triangle\\) AEP and CDP, we have<\/p>\n \\(\\angle\\) AEP = \\(\\angle\\) CDP = 90<\/p>\n \\(\\angle\\) APE = \\(\\angle\\) CPD\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(vertically opposite angles)<\/p>\n \\(\\therefore\\)\u00a0 By AA similarity, we have :<\/p>\n \\(\\triangle\\) AEP ~ \\(\\triangle\\) CDP<\/strong><\/p>\n (ii)<\/strong>\u00a0 In \\(\\triangle\\) ABD and CBE, we have<\/p>\n \\(\\angle\\) ABD = \\(\\angle\\) CBE\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(common angle)<\/p>\n \\(\\angle\\) ADB = \\(\\angle\\) CEB = 90<\/p>\n \\(\\therefore\\)\u00a0 By AA similarity, we have :<\/p>\n \\(\\triangle\\) ABD ~ \\(\\triangle\\) CBE<\/strong><\/p>\n (iii)<\/strong>\u00a0 In \\(\\triangle\\) AEP and ADB, we have<\/p>\n \\(\\angle\\) AEP = \\(\\angle\\) ADB = 90<\/p>\n \\(\\angle\\) PAE = \\(\\angle\\)\u00a0 DAB\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 (common angles)<\/p>\n \\(\\therefore\\)\u00a0 By AA similarity, we have :<\/p>\n \\(\\triangle\\) AEP ~ \\(\\triangle\\) ADB<\/strong><\/p>\n (iv)<\/strong>\u00a0 In \\(\\triangle\\) PDC and BEC, we have<\/p>\n \\(\\angle\\) PDC = \\(\\angle\\) BEC = 90<\/p>\n \\(\\angle\\) PCD = \\(\\angle\\) ECB\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(common angles)<\/p>\n \\(\\therefore\\)\u00a0 By AA similarity, we have :<\/p>\n \\(\\triangle\\) PDC ~ \\(\\triangle\\) BEC<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Solution : (i)\u00a0 In \\(\\triangle\\) AEP and CDP, we have \\(\\angle\\) AEP = \\(\\angle\\) CDP = 90 \\(\\angle\\) APE = \\(\\angle\\) CPD\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0(vertically opposite angles) \\(\\therefore\\)\u00a0 By AA similarity, we have : \\(\\triangle\\) AEP ~ \\(\\triangle\\) CDP (ii)\u00a0 In \\(\\triangle\\) ABD and CBE, we have \\(\\angle\\) ABD = \\(\\angle\\) CBE\u00a0 \u00a0 …<\/p>\n