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CBSE - Mathematics - Triangles

Triangles

NCERT Exercise Exercise 7.3

ABC is an isosceles triangle with AB = AC. Draw AP ⊥ BC to show that ∠B = ∠C.

Given,
AB = AC
In ΔABP and ΔACP,
∠APB = ∠APC = 90° (AP is altitude)
AB = AC (Given)
AP = AP (Common) 
Therefore, ΔABP ≅ ΔACP by RHS congruence condition.
Thus, ∠B = ∠C (by CPCT)

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