The diagram shows triangle ABC and parallelogram BDEF. FE bisects angle DEC and angle FEC = x∘x^\circ.

  1. (a)

    Find angle ECF in terms of x.

    Give a reason for each step of your answer.

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  2. (b)

    Show that triangle AED is similar to triangle ECF.

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  3. (c)

    State another triangle that is similar to AED and ECF.

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25(a)

1. Find angle DEC using the angle bisector FE.

Since FEFE bisects ∠DEC\angle DEC and ∠FEC=x∘\angle FEC = x^\circ,

∠DEC=2x∘.\angle DEC = 2x^\circ.

2. Use parallel lines to relate angle DEC to angle ECF.

In parallelogram BDEFBDEF, DE∥BFDE \parallel BF. Since B,F,CB, F, C are collinear, DE∥CFDE \parallel CF.

Therefore,

∠ECF=∠DEC=2x∘\angle ECF = \angle DEC = 2x^\circ

because they are alternate interior angles.

Answer

∠ECF=2x∘\angle ECF = 2x^\circ

25(b)

1. Identify one pair of equal corresponding angles using parallel lines.

In parallelogram BDEFBDEF, BD∥EFBD \parallel EF.

Since A,D,BA, D, B are collinear, AD∥EFAD \parallel EF.

Also, A,E,CA, E, C are collinear, so AEAE is the same straight line as ECEC.

Hence

∠EAD=∠CEF=x∘\angle EAD = \angle CEF = x^\circ

corresponding angles, since AD∥EFAD \parallel EF.

2. Identify a second pair of equal corresponding angles using parallel lines and the result from part (a).

In parallelogram BDEFBDEF, DE∥BFDE \parallel BF.

Since B,F,CB, F, C are collinear, DE∥CFDE \parallel CF.

Using the result from part (a),

∠ECF=2x∘.\angle ECF = 2x^\circ.

Hence

∠AED=∠ECF=2x∘\angle AED = \angle ECF = 2x^\circ

corresponding angles, since DE∥CFDE \parallel CF.

3. Conclude similarity by the AA criterion.

Since

∠EAD=∠CEF\angle EAD = \angle CEF

and

∠AED=∠ECF,\angle AED = \angle ECF,

two pairs of corresponding angles are equal.

Therefore,

△AED∼△ECF(AA similarity).\triangle AED \sim \triangle ECF \quad \text{(AA similarity).}

Answer

Since AD∥EFAD \parallel EF and AEAE is a straight line with ECEC, ∠EAD=∠CEF=x∘\angle EAD = \angle CEF = x^\circ.

Also, since DE∥CFDE \parallel CF and AEAE is a straight line with ECEC, ∠AED=∠ECF=2x∘\angle AED = \angle ECF = 2x^\circ.

Therefore, two pairs of corresponding angles are equal, so

△AED∼△ECF(AA similarity).\triangle AED \sim \triangle ECF \quad \text{(AA similarity).}

25(c)

1. Identify the larger triangle with the same angle pattern as the two given similar triangles.

From earlier parts, ∠BAC=∠EAD=x∘\angle BAC = \angle EAD = x^\circ and ∠ACB=∠ECF=2x∘\angle ACB = \angle ECF = 2x^\circ. Hence triangle ABCABC has the same corresponding angles as triangles AEDAED and ECFECF.

So another similar triangle is △ABC\triangle ABC.

Answer

Triangle ABCABC

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