Consider one triangle whose sides measure [image 1] units, [image 2] units, and 2 units. Consider another triangle whose sides measure 2 units, [image 3] units, and [image 1] units. Are these triangles congruent, similar, or both? Explain your answer.

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Revolt · Accepted Answer

The triangles are both congruent and similar. Their corresponding side lengths are the same (3/2, 5/2, and 2), so they are congruent by SSS; congruent triangles are also similar.

Congruent and Similar Triangles in the Coordinate Plane

Consider one triangle whose sides measure [image 1] units, [image 2] units, and 2 units. Consider another triangle whose sides measure 2 units, [image 3] units, and [image 1] units. Are these triangles congruent, similar, or both? Explain your answer.

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