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Guided Practice
Are the following triangles similar? If so, write a similarity statement.
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Answers:
- Yes, 4 DGE∼4F GD∼4F DE.
- Yes, 4 HLI∼4HMJ.
- No, though^6 MNQ∼=^6 ONPbecause they are vertical angles, we need to have two pairs of congruent angles in
order to be able to say that the triangles are similar.
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Use the diagram to complete each statement.