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Polygons BCDE & FGHI are similar
please help

Polygons BCDE & FGHI are similar please help-example-1
User Oh
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Answer:
\bold{a)\quad (BC)/(FG)=(BE)/(FI)}

b) ∠H

c) ∠E

Explanation:

I find it easiest to do these problems if I write one polygon on top of the other. That way I can easily see the angles and sides that match.

B C D E

F G H I

a) BC matches to FG and FI matches to BE

The proportion is:
(BC)/(FG)=(BE)/(FI)}

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b) What matches with ∠D? Look at the letter below to see that it is ∠H

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c) What matches with ∠I? Look at the letter above to see that it is ∠E

User Brian Christensen
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