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OpenStudy (anonymous):

HELP!!!! Which similarity postulate can be use to prove that ΔABE ~ ΔCDE ? A. AA Similarity B. SAS Similarity C. SSS Similarity D. These triangles cannot be proven similar. ???

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

Hello! could you perhaps provide a picture like a screenshot or use the "Draw" tool below to show us what the triangles look like or something? :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

<BAE = <DCE (Given) <BEA = <DEC (vertical angles are congruent) "AA" means Angle Angle

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so its AA for A.?

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

yes :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

thanks can u help me with a few more?

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

sure :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Which similarity postulate can be use to prove that ΔDEF ~ ΔGHI? A. AA Similarity B. SAS Similarity C. SSS Similarity D. These triangles cannot be proven similar. would it be B. ?

jigglypuff314 (jigglypuff314):

I would not be B because if you rotate the bottom on and look at it again... |dw:1394051644565:dw|yes they each have two given sides, but those sides don't match up with the given angles so it can't be SAS

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