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If two sides of a triangle are proportional to two sides of another triangle then the triangles are similar.

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The correct option is B
False

In $△ A B C a n d △ D E F$ , if $\frac{A B}{D E} = \frac{B C}{E F}$ , then $△ A B C a n d △ D E F$ are not similar as the angles need not be equal.

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