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GEOMETRY: Chapter 8. 8.4 Prove Triangles Similar by AA. Postulate 25: Angle-Angle (AA) Similarity Postulate If two angles of one triangle are congruent to two angles of another triangle, then the two triangles are similar. Image taken from: Geometry. McDougal Littell: Boston, 2007. P. 381.
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GEOMETRY: Chapter 8 8.4 Prove Triangles Similar by AA
Postulate 25:Angle-Angle (AA) Similarity Postulate If two angles of one triangle are congruent to two angles of another triangle, then the two triangles are similar. Image taken from: Geometry. McDougal Littell: Boston, 2007. P. 381.
Ex. 1: Determine whether the triangles are similar. If they are, write a similarity statement. Explain your reasoning. Image taken from: Geometry. McDougal Littell: Boston, 2007. P. 382.
Ex. 1: Determine whether the triangles are similar. If they are, write a similarity statement. Explain your reasoning. Image taken from: Geometry. McDougal Littell: Boston, 2007. P. 382.
Ex. 2: Show that the two triangles are similar. Image taken from: Geometry. McDougal Littell: Boston, 2007. P. 383.
Ex. 2: Show that the two triangles are similar. Image taken from: Geometry. McDougal Littell: Boston, 2007. P. 383.
Ex. 2 (continued): Show that the two triangles are similar. Image taken from: Geometry. McDougal Littell: Boston, 2007. P. 383.
Ex. 2 (continued): Show that the two triangles are similar. Image taken from: Geometry. McDougal Littell: Boston, 2007. P. 383.
Ex. 3: A school building casts a shadow that is 26 feet long. At the same time a student standing nearby, who is 71 inches talls, casts a shadow that is 48 inches long. How tall is the building to the nearest foot?
Ex. 3: A school building casts a shadow that is 26 feet long. At the same time a student standing nearby, who is 71 inches talls, casts a shadow that is 48 inches long. How tall is the building to the nearest foot? Answer: 38ft
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