Question

What is the similarity statement for the three triangles?

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Answer 1

to start what are your initial observations?

Answer 2

Please help

Answer 3

I dont know what you are speaking of. What I would like to do is guide you to understanding of the problem.

Answer 4

do you see what the three triangles are?

Answer 5

Okay.

Answer 6

Is it JMK, MLK, JML

Answer 7

good. Now you would first like to compare 2 of them.

Answer 8

which will you choose?

Answer 9

Is JKM ~ MKL ~ MJL the answer?

Answer 10

yes they are all congruent, but you must prove it.

Answer 11

What do you mean?

Answer 12

maybe your class is different from what I am thinking. In a geometry class to show triangles are similar we must make statements and then give a reason for such statements. After we have enough information we can state a congruence theorem which will satisfy the statements that we have made.

Answer 13

Do you want to see my answer choices?

Answer 14

Sure.

Answer 15

JMK ~ MLK ~ JLM
JMK ~ LMK~ JLM
JLM ~ MLK ~ JKM
JKM ~ MKL ~ MJL

Answer 16

ahh ok so they are asking you to show the order you use to verify the similarity of these triangles.

Answer 17

yeah

Answer 18

so what I would have done to solve the problem is first compare the two smallest triangles so JKM and LKM from there I would compare the middle triangle (although either would work) to the largest triangle. so to go by your sheet JMK ~ LMK ~JLM