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State the conditions under which two triangles are said to be similar.
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1 markDifficulty: Easy
If two triangles are similar, their corresponding sides are:
- aequal
- bproportional
- cperpendicular
- dparallel
Original Khojo Papers practice question — not from a past board paper.
Answer
proportional
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Explanation
Equal corresponding sides would make the triangles congruent, which is a special case of similarity.
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