A farmer wants to increase the triangular area he has fenced off for his cattle to graze into a larger similar triangle. Using the information given, determine which (if any) similarity postulate he used in making his new cattle fence similar to his old cattle fence. 26 26 61 61 O These triangular fences are not similar; no similarity postulate is possible to prove the two triangles similar O SAS similarity postulate O SSS similarity postulate O AA similarity postulate

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A farmer wants to increase the triangular area he has fenced off for his cattle to graze into a larger similar triangle. Using the information given,
determine which (if any) similarity postulate he used in making his new cattle fence similar to his old cattle fence.
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61°
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O These triangular fences are not similar; no similarity postulate is possible to prove the two triangles similar
O SAS similarity postulate
O SSS similarity postulate
O AA similarity postulate
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Transcribed Image Text:A farmer wants to increase the triangular area he has fenced off for his cattle to graze into a larger similar triangle. Using the information given, determine which (if any) similarity postulate he used in making his new cattle fence similar to his old cattle fence. 26 26° 61 61° V O These triangular fences are not similar; no similarity postulate is possible to prove the two triangles similar O SAS similarity postulate O SSS similarity postulate O AA similarity postulate MacBook A
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