A farmer wants to increase the triangular area he has fenced off for his cattle to graze into a larger similar triangle. Using the information given. determine which (if any) similarity postulate he used in making his new cattle fence similar to his old cattle fence. M. 15 13 30 26 N. 17 34

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A farmer wants to increase the triangular area he has fenced off for his cattle to graze into a larger similar triangle. Using the information given.
determine which (if any) similarity postulate he used in making his new cattle fence similar to his old cattle fence.
M
15
13
30
26
17
G'
3.
34
O SSS similarity postulate
O SAS similarity postulate
O AA similarity postulate
O These triangular fences are not similar; no similarity postulate is possible to prove the two triangles similar
Transcribed Image Text:A farmer wants to increase the triangular area he has fenced off for his cattle to graze into a larger similar triangle. Using the information given. determine which (if any) similarity postulate he used in making his new cattle fence similar to his old cattle fence. M 15 13 30 26 17 G' 3. 34 O SSS similarity postulate O SAS similarity postulate O AA similarity postulate O These triangular fences are not similar; no similarity postulate is possible to prove the two triangles similar
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