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by sanju09 » Tue Oct 25, 2011 1:33 am
All triangles in the set of triangles having a given side and a given angle opposite that side
(A) are congruent
(B) are similar
(C) are equivalent
(D) have the same inscribed circle
(E) have the same circumscribed circle
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by moonraker » Tue Oct 25, 2011 2:52 am
same circumscirbed circle...... E

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by neelgandham » Tue Oct 25, 2011 3:25 am
All triangles in the set of triangles having a given side and a given angle opposite that side
(A) are congruent May be or May be not
(B) are similar May be or May be not
(C) are equivalent ?
(D) have the same inscribed circle May be or May be not
(E) have the same circumscribed circle yes-Option E
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by user123321 » Tue Oct 25, 2011 7:41 am
sanju09 wrote:All triangles in the set of triangles having a given side and a given angle opposite that side
(A) are congruent
(B) are similar
(C) are equivalent
(D) have the same inscribed circle
(E) have the same circumscribed circle
a/sinA = b/sinB = c/SinC = 2R --- sine law
as one side and opposite angle are same for all triangles, circum circle is same.

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