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Question 312790: Haley's art teacher has assigned her students a project in which they need to demonstrate their understanding of similar figures. The students are allowed to use any material that they want as long as the figures are similar. What must the two figures have in common to be similar?
a. equal areas
b. equal perimeter
c. corresponding angles that are congruent
d. corresponding sides that are congruent

Answer by rapaljer(4671) About Me  (Show Source):
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If the geometric figures are similar, they must be the same shape, but not necessarily the same size. Therefore the corresponding ANGLES must be the same. The answer is c.

Dr. Robert J. Rapalje, Retired