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Answer:

Yes.

Explanation:

To decide if these triangles are similar, we need to check 2 criteria. The first is that the angles are all the same as their corresponding angles on the other triangle, which is true. The second is to check if the sides are all in the same proportional relationship. To do this, we need to put 40/50, 40/50, and 16/20 to see if they simplify to the same fraction (which is the proportion.) 40/50 and 40/50 simplify to the same fraction, 4/5. 16/20 also simplifies to 4/5, so the sides are all in the same proportion, which means the shapes are similar.

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