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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How can u tell if triangles are simalar ?

OpenStudy (jadeishere):

|dw:1398879691980:dw| Are these two similar? Try to answer

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no

OpenStudy (jadeishere):

How could you tell?

OpenStudy (jadeishere):

Nono, hanner, not correct.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

cuz the look diffrent

OpenStudy (jadeishere):

Taz I need more than that. |dw:1398879827347:dw| What about these, are they similar?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes

OpenStudy (jadeishere):

why?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

there the same triangle but ones bigger

OpenStudy (jadeishere):

Exactly! Okay, tell me, what's the difference between triangles being similar and congruent?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

idk

OpenStudy (jadeishere):

congruent is when they are EXACTLY the same. The angles and the measures of the sides and the size of the shape are the same. Similar triangles have the same angle measures. |dw:1398880017017:dw|

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