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Which triangles are similar?
A)
ΔABE ∼ ΔACD
B)
ΔABE ∼ ΔADC
C)
ΔABE ∼ ΔCBE
D)
ΔABE ∼ ΔECD

Question

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Which triangles are similar?
A)
ΔABE ∼ ΔACD	
B)
ΔABE ∼ ΔADC	
C)
ΔABE ∼ ΔCBE	
D)
ΔABE ∼ ΔECD

sydthekid913 · Answer

I believe it is C

anonymous · Answer

how is it C? they dont even have the same shape

sydthekid913 · Answer

O whops I didnt c the site XD

sydthekid913 · Answer

Hang on one sec

ageta · Answer

it is A

ageta · Answer

it cant be C

anonymous · Answer

what about B? its the same. could it possibly be D?

sydthekid913 · Answer

It is A

ageta · Answer

it is the same but it doesn't go the same side as ABE

ageta · Answer

so the answer is A

sydthekid913 · Answer

Similar: same shape different size therefore, A

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

i just checked B and D both have 65degrees as their angles so it might be B

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

notice how angle ABE = angle ADC since they are both 65 degrees

ageta · Answer

no it cant be B

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

also, notice how angle BAE = angle DAC since they are a shared angle (they overlap)

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

so triangle ABE is similar to triangle ADC

the order of the letters is important because the corresponding angles must match up

sydthekid913 · Answer

It cannot be D since they ha have different shape

sydthekid913 · Answer

And the side lengths are different

jim_thompson5910 · Answer

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