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Aim: How do we prove triangles are similar?. Do Now: Find the value of x. Aim: How do we prove triangles are similar?. Definition of similar figures: What will we need to show in order to prove triangles are similar? Example: Is parallelogram ABCD similar to parallelogram EFGH?.
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Aim: How do we prove triangles are similar? Do Now: Find the value of x
Aim: How do we prove triangles are similar? Definition of similar figures: What will we need to show in order to prove triangles are similar? Example: Is parallelogram ABCD similar to parallelogram EFGH?
Aim: How do we prove triangles are similar? Methods to prove triangles similar: Angle-Angle (AA) Example: Given: AB is parallel to DC Prove: Triangle ABE ~ Triangle CDE
Aim: How do we prove triangles are similar? Methods to prove triangles similar: Side-Side-Side (SSS)
Aim: How do we prove triangles are similar? Methods to prove triangles similar: Side-Angle-Side (SAS) Example: Given: Diagram below Prove: Triangle ABC ~ Triangle BED