Please Answer Determine whether the triangles are similar. If similar, state how (AA, SSS, or SAS), and write a similarity statement.

The triangles are not similar.

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Explanation:

Create a 3x3 table. It has 3 rows and 3 columns.

Above the top row, we'll have the side lengths of triangle VUW

Along the left side of the table, we'll have the lengths of triangle LNM

Refer to the diagram below to see what I mean. I used a spreadsheet program to create the table.

Once you have those table headers set up, you'll divide each possible pair of side lengths between the two triangles. For example, VU/LN = 35/20 = 1.75 which is represented as the green cell in the upper left corner (row1,column1). The other 8 green table cells are filled out the same way. This table is a handy way to keep track of all the terms since it's easy to lose track. Again, refer to the diagram below.

After the table is filled out, we need to ask ourselves: "Does a certain value show up 3 times in the green cells?". If so, then we could have similar triangles assuming this value shows up in every row and every column in some fashion.

Unfortunately, we don't have a value show up 3 times in the green cells. The values 1.4 and 1.75 come close by showing up twice, but not three times.

Since we don't have a value show up 3 times, this means that the sides are not proportional to one another. Therefore, the triangles are not similar.

it is a. 4.2 because 7.6-3.4 gets the remaining length of 4.2. i might be wrong but i am pretty sure this is the answer.

2x^2+5x+17

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