SOLUTION: Prove that if an acute angle of one right triangle is congruent to an acute angle of another right triangle, the triangles are similar.

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Question 836670: Prove that if an acute angle of one right triangle is congruent to an acute angle of another right triangle, the triangles are similar.
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Call the acute angle . Then both triangles have two angles with measure and , so both triangles will also have an angle with measure . By AAA similarity, the two triangles are similar.