The area of a triangle given the length of the three sides
as a, b and c is equal to sqrt[s(s - a)(s - b)(s - c)], where s is the
semi-perimeter.
Let the similar triangles be PQR and
P'Q'R'. As they are similar, the corresponding sides have a common ratio. PQ/P'Q' =
QR/Q'R' = RP/R'P' = c . If the length of the sides of P'Q'R' are p, q, r, the length of
the sides of PQR is pc, qc, rc
As the triangles are equal
in area: sqrt[s(s - p)(s - q)(s - r)] = sqrt[sc(sc - pc)(sc - qc)(sc -
rc)]
=> sqrt[s(s - p)(s - q)(s - r)] = c*sqrt[s(s -
p)(s - q)(s - r)]
=> c =
1
This gives the length of the corresponding sides of the
triangles as the same.
The triangles are
proved congruent by the SSS condition.
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