A mortgage has an initial balance of $150,000 and is charged 5% yearly interest applied monthly. If a person makes a payment of $1000 each month, which of the following is closest to the mortgage balance after 3 months payment.

The figure shows triangle def and line segment bc, which is parallel to ef: triangle def has a point b on side de and point c on side df. the line bc is parallel to the line ef. part a: is triangle def similar to triangle dbc? explain using what you know about triangle similarity. part b: which line segment on triangle dbc corresponds to line segment ef? explain your answer. part c: which angle on triangle dbc corresponds to angle f? explain your answer. asap