Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)

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Chapter 7 - Similarity - 7-4 Similarity in Right Triangles - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 467: 51

Answer

We have two adjacent angles on each triangle congruent to one another, so we can say that $\triangle RNM$ ~ $\triangle PNQ$ because of the Angle-Angle (AA) Similarity Theorem.

Work Step by Step

In the diagram, $\angle R$ and $\angle P$ are marked as congruent. $\angle RNM ≅ \angle PNQ$ because they are vertical angles, and vertical angles are congruent. Now, we have two adjacent angles on each triangle congruent to one another, so we can say that $\triangle RNM$ ~ $\triangle PNQ$ because of the Angle-Angle (AA) Similarity Theorem.
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