SOLUTION: two isosceles triangles each have an angle of 40 degrees. Does it follow that the triangles are similar?

SOLUTION: two isosceles triangles each have an angle of 40 degrees. Does it follow that the triangles are similar?

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Question 424493: two isosceles triangles each have an angle of 40 degrees. Does it follow that the triangles are similar?
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Not necessarily. The position of the angle can change, e.g. the two triangles could have angles 40-40-100 and 40-70-70 and they are not similar.
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