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Are the triangles similar? Explain why or why not

Are the triangles similar? Explain why or why not-example-1
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Answer:

Two triangles are similar if they have:

Explanation:

all their angles equal

corresponding sides are in the same ratio

But we don't need to know all three sides and all three angles ...two or three out of the six is usually enough.

There are three ways to find if two triangles are similar: AA, SAS and SSS:

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