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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Another hard one.. Question in the picture

OpenStudy (anonymous):

OpenStudy (zepp):

I always worked with Thales theorem for questions like this, parallels cutting through a triangles, lol.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh, what is the Thales theorem?

OpenStudy (zepp):

The first blank should be the top triangle similar to the big triangle.

OpenStudy (zepp):

ABC ~ DBE :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok, explain?

OpenStudy (zepp):

Well, we have an angle that's the same for both triangles, right?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (zepp):

BE/BC, that's the ratio on the corresponding side and BD/BA too, true?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yep

OpenStudy (zepp):

Then we have SAS?

OpenStudy (zepp):

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