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In triangle ABC, angle B = 90°. If a perpendicular BD is drawn to hypotenuse AC, then triangle ADB is similar to:

Class 10Criteria for SimilarityGeometry — Similarity
  • Atriangle ABC
  • Btriangle DBC only
  • Cno triangle
  • Dtriangle ABD reversed

Step-by-Step Solution

The perpendicular from the right angle to the hypotenuse creates triangles each similar to the original; triangle ADB ~ triangle ABC by AA.
Answer: A) triangle ABC

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