- 1. If
and
are two directly similar triangles, while
,
, and
are three directly similar triangles, then
is directly similar to
.
- 2. When all the points
on
are related by a Similarity Transformation to all the points
on
,
the points dividing the segment
in a given ratio are distant and collinear, or else they coincide.
References
Coxeter, H. S. M. and Greitzer, S. L. Geometry Revisited. Washington, DC: Math. Assoc. Amer., pp. 95-100, 1967.
© 1996-9 Eric W. Weisstein
1999-05-26