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प्रश्न
In the following figure, altitudes AD and CE of ΔABC intersect each other at the point P. Show that:
ΔAEP ∼ ΔADB
उत्तर
In ΔAEP and ΔADB,
∠AEP = ∠ADB ...(Each 90°)
∠PAE = ∠DAB ...(Common)
Hence, by using AA similarity criterion,
ΔAEP ∼ ΔADB
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