Application of Similar Triangles
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Applications of Similar Triangles
Similar triangles have congruent corresponding angles and proportional corresponding sides.
There are three common sets of criteria for proving that triangles are similar:
- AA: If two triangles have two pairs of congruent angles, then the triangles are similar.
[Figure 1] - SAS: If two sides of one triangle are proportional to two sides of another triangle and their included angles are congruent, then the triangles are similar.
[Figure 2] - SSS: If three sides of one triangle are proportional to three sides of another triangle, then the triangles are similar.
[Figure 3]
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