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Determine if the figures are similar. If timilar write a similarity statement and which theorem you used

Determine if the figures are similar. If timilar write a similarity statement and-example-1
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According to the rule of similarity two triangles are similar if: the sides of the triangle have the same ratios:

So:


\begin{gathered} (KM)/(PR)=(ML)/(PQ)=(KL)/(RQ) \\ (10)/(12)=(15)/(18)=(20)/(24)=0.8333 \end{gathered}

So triangle KLM and PQR are similar.

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