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josgarithmetic(39617)
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Look at the choices.
No angles given, so not any of AAA, AS, or SSA;
Only side lengths are shown.
Maybe
then, SSS.
(and maybe not.)
Check the corresponding sides' ratios be see if the two triangles really are similar.
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greenestamps(13200)
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The triangles are NOT similar!
A segment internal to a triangle and parallel to the base can't be three times as long as the base!
The other tutor is right -- since no angles are given, the only possible answer is SSS; but it clearly does not work with the measurements shown.