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138 MATHEMATICS<br />

i.e.,<br />

AM<br />

PN = CA<br />

RP<br />

Also, MAC = NPR [From (2)] (4)<br />

So, from (3) and (4),<br />

(3)<br />

✁ AMC ~ ✁ PNR (SAS similarity) (5)<br />

(ii) From (5),<br />

But<br />

Therefore,<br />

(iii) Again,<br />

Therefore,<br />

CM<br />

RN = CA<br />

RP<br />

CA<br />

RP = AB<br />

PQ<br />

CM<br />

RN = AB<br />

PQ<br />

AB<br />

PQ = BC<br />

QR<br />

CM<br />

RN = BC<br />

QR<br />

(6)<br />

[From (1)] (7)<br />

[From (6) and (7)] (8)<br />

[From (1)]<br />

[From (8)] (9)<br />

Also,<br />

CM<br />

RN = AB<br />

PQ<br />

✂<br />

2 BM<br />

2 QN<br />

i.e.,<br />

CM<br />

RN = BM<br />

QN<br />

(10)<br />

i.e.,<br />

CM<br />

RN = BC BM ✄ [From (9) and (10)]<br />

QR QN<br />

Therefore, ✁ CMB ~ ✁ RNQ (SSS similarity)<br />

[Note : You can also prove part (iii) by following the same method as used for proving<br />

part (i).]<br />

EXERCISE 6.3<br />

1. State which pairs of triangles in Fig. 6.34 are similar. Write the similarity criterion used by<br />

you for answering the question and also write the pairs of similar triangles in the symbolic<br />

form :

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