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What is the minimum number of pairs of equal corresponding angles required to make two triangles similar? (2 marks)

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If 2 pairs of corresponding angles of two triangles are equal, then the third pair of angles should also be equal. So we need only two equal corresponding angle pairs to make two triangles similar. (2 marks)

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