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Two right triangles are graphed on a coordinate plane. One triangle has a vertical side of 2 and a horizontal side of 6. The other triangle has a vertical side of 10 and a horizontal side of 30.

Could the hypotenuses of these two triangles lie along the same line?

No, because they are not similar triangles
No, because one is larger than the other
Yes, because they are both right triangles
Yes, because they are similar triangles

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Answer:

d

Explanation:

User Niladri Basu
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Answer:

D) Yes, because they are similar triangles

Explanation:

The measurements of the triangles's virtical side and horizantal were multiplied by 5, making the two triangles similar.

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