document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1187858>Question 1187858</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student drew two triangles. The first triangle had sides of length 3, 5, and 7. The second triangle had sides of length 5, 7, and 9. Are the two triangles similar? Explain or show your reasoning.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My reasoning: No because each side has different factors </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "each pair of corresponding sides has different factors\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if two triangles are similar, corresponding sides are proportional\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, if <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F5=5%2F7=+7%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F5=5%2F7=+7%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then two triangles are similar\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F5=5%2F7=+7%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F5=5%2F7=+7%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is false, two triangles are <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=not ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"not\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > similar </SPAN>\n" );
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