SOLUTION: Which statement is false? A. All equilateral triangles are similar B. All regular hexagon are similar C. All right triangles are similar D. All circles are similar

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Question 1009793: Which statement is false?
A. All equilateral triangles are similar
B. All regular hexagon are similar
C. All right triangles are similar
D. All circles are similar
Answer by MathLover1(20850) About Me  (Show Source):
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Two triangles are similar if they have:
all their angles equal
corresponding sides are in the same ratio

C. All right triangles are similar.
+False
Not all right triangles are similar. For two right triangles to be similar one triangle needs to be an enlarged version of the other and to have corresponding sides are in the same ratio.