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Prove that if in two triangles, corresponding angles are equal then their corresponding sides are in the same ratio and hence the two triangles are similar.

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TwolesABC&DEFsuchthat
A=D,B=E&C=F
DrawPandQonDE&DFsuchthatDP=AB
&DQ=ACresp.JoinPQ
InABC&DPQAB=DP(byconstruction)
A=D(given)
AC=DQ(byconstruction)
ABCDPQ(bySAScriterion)
B=P{byCPCT}
B=E(given)impliesP=E
ForlinesPQandEFwithtransversalPE,
P&Earecorrespondinganglesandthey
areequal.Hence,PQ||EF.

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