Stage 17 · Similarity & Dilation

17.3.2 Test: Two Pairs of Equal Angles

17.3 Tests for Similar Triangles

Point 2 of 6

17.3.2 Test: Two Pairs of Equal Angles

Core idea

Two set squares with matching angles are the same shape no matter their size, so AA means similar.

Module goal. We introduce what similarity means, the same shape at possibly different sizes, then use the proportionality of parallel lines to derive a few handy tests, the central hub of this whole stage.
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