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Perpendicular from Right Angle to Hypotenuse Divides the Triangle into Two Similar Triangles

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Question

A perpendicular drawn from the vertex of one of the acute angles of a right angled triangle divides the triangle into two triangles similar to each other.

True

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Solution

The correct option is B
False

A perpendicular drawn from the vertex of the right angle of a right-angled triangle divides the triangle into two triangles similar to each other and also to the original triangle. If the perpendicular is drawn from one of the acute acute angles then the triangle is not divided into similar triangles.

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