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    We know that line DE and AB are both parallel, and because they're parallel, we can use the alternate interior / exterior angle properties to prove that the triangles are proportional. We also know that in order to have two similar triangles you need three angles that are congruent.

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    We know that line DE and AB are both parallel, and because they're parallel, we can use the alternate interior / exterior angle properties to prove that the triangles are proportional. We also know that in order to have two similar triangles you need three angles that are congruent.

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    We know that line DE and AB are both parallel, and because they're parallel, we can use the alternate interior / exterior angle properties to prove that the triangles are proportional. We also know that in order to have two similar triangles you need three angles that are congruent.

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    Option2:

    meansthetwosegments
    intersect
    eachother.

    Given:
    LineAEintersectslineDB,andlineABisparalleltolineDE.

    Proof:WeknowthatlineDEandABarebothparallel,andbecausetheyre
    parallel,wecanusethealternateinterior/exterioranglepropertiestoprove
    thatthetrianglesareproportional.WeknowthatangleDEAandEABare
    equalbecausetheyarealternateinteriorangles.LineAEintersectsboth
    parallellinesDEandABatthesameslopesobothalternateinteriorangles
    mustbeequal.ThesameappliestolineDBintersectingDEandABata
    constantslopesoitcreatestwomorealternateinteriorangles.Thelastpair
    ofanglesareACBandDCEwhichareequalbecausetheyarevertical
    angles.Therefore,weknowthatthetrianglesaresimilarbyAAA.

    Option3:

    Given:TrianglesABCandDEFhavetwoofthesameanglesABCandDEF.
    Wealsoknowthatbothsidesofbothtrianglesareequalbecausetheyre
    isosceles.LineAB=BCandlineDE=EF.

    Proof:WeknowthatlineAB=BC,DE=EF,andangleABC=DEF.Weknowthat
    inordertohavetwosimilartrianglesyouneedthreeanglesthatare
    congruent.Wealsoknowthatbothofthetriangleswouldhavetohaveequal
    anglesbecauseifyousubtractangleABC
    or
    DEFfrom180,whichisthetotal
    numberofdegreesinallthreeanglesofatriangle,youwouldgetthenumber
    ofdegreesthatangleBAC+ACBandangleEDF+DFEwouldequal.The
    formulathatwewouldusetofindthemissingangleswouldbe(180x)/2
    wherexisequaltothevertexangle.Therefore,sincewenowknowthatboth
    pairsofanglescanbeequal,thetrianglesaresimilar.

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