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Question
ΔLMN ~ ΔHIJ and `(LM)/(HI) = 2/3` then
Options
ΔLMN is a smaller triangle.
ΔHIJ is a smaller triangle.
Both triangles are congruent.
Can’t say.
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Solution
ΔLMN is a smaller triangle.
Explanation:
Similar triangles have corresponding sides in proportion, so `(LM)/(HI) = 2/3` means every side of ΔLMN is `2/3` the length of the corresponding side of ΔHIJ a scale factor less than 1, so ΔLMN is the smaller triangle.
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