SOLUTION: http://prntscr.com/aaio56 So, I'm pretty sure they're congruent because the angles are congruent and corresponding sides are proportional. However, I can't find the scale factor.

Question 1023067: http://prntscr.com/aaio56
So, I'm pretty sure they're congruent because the angles are congruent and corresponding sides are proportional. However, I can't find the scale factor. To find the scale factor, our teacher wants us to set up our problem as a ratio. For eg BC/YZ. I just can't figure that out.
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
They might be similar but absolutely NOT CONGRUENT.

JK corresponds to PO;
LJ corresponds to SP;

Look at the ratios.

and

Are these two equal ratios?
Actually, both are so, yes. and the figures are similar.
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