Question

Are the two triangles below similar?

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No because there are not to pairs of congruent corresponding angles
Yes because there are two pairs of congruent corresponding angles
No because the corresponding sides are not proportional
Yes because the corresponding sides are proportional

Answer 1

Yes, because there are two pairs of congruent corresponding angles

Explanation:

Two triangles are similar if they have the same angles. For triangle UVT on the left, we know that the sum of angles in a triangle is 180 degrees. There is one missing angle there, so the sum of angles is

80 + 55 + missing angle = 180

subtract 80+55 = 135 from both sides

45 = missing angle

Therefore, the angles in UVT are 45, 55, and 80

Similar, for XWY,

missing angle + 45 + 55 = 180

subtract 45 + 55= 100 from both sides

missing angle = 80

The angles for XWY are 45, 55, and 80. The angles are the same for both triangles, and there are three pairs of congruent corresponding angles (45, 55, and 80). Therefore, the triangles are similar