Area of a Race
Marco and Jake start at points A and B respectively on the starting-line for a race.
In the first 5 seconds of the race, Marco sprints 50 meters straight away from the start-line to point C and Jake sprints 30 meters, parallel to Marco's path, to point D.
In the second 5 seconds of the race, Marco sprints another 50 meters straight away from the start-line to point E and Jake sprints another 30 meters, parallel to Marco's path, to point F.
Are the two irregular quadrilaterals ACDB and AEFB similar?
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1 solution
The further Marco gets ahead of Jake, the sharper the angle A-Marco-Jake gets. Therefore, the two quadrilaterals cannot be similar.