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Consider the triangles ADB and EDC. Explain how they are similar.

Consider the triangles ADB and EDC. Explain how they are similar.-example-1
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Example: Triangles like ABC and EDC are similar by SAS similarity, because angle C is congruent in each triangle, and AC/EC = BC/DC = 2. By the definition of similarity, it follows that AB/DE = BC/EF = AC/DF = 2.

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