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If Cyrus knows that △ABC∼△EDC and AB¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯∥ED¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯, how can he prove that line m passing through AB¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ has the same slope as line l passing through ED¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯?

If Cyrus knows that △ABC∼△EDC and AB¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯∥ED¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯, how can he prove that line-example-1
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As AB and ED are parallel, they have the same slope. This means that since lines that are colllinear with parallel segments are parallel, lines l and m are parallel.

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