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$\triangle abcsim\triangle dbe$. identify the corresponding congruent angles, and the proportional sides of the two triangles
Step1: Recall the properties of similar triangles
For similar triangles \(\triangle ABC\sim\triangle DBE\), corresponding angles are congruent and corresponding sides are proportional. The order of the letters in the similarity statement \(\triangle ABC\sim\triangle DBE\) gives the correspondence.
Step2: Match the angles
- For angle \(\angle A\): In the similarity \(\triangle ABC\sim\triangle DBE\), the first - letter \(A\) in \(\triangle ABC\) corresponds to the first - letter \(D\) in \(\triangle DBE\). So \(\angle A\cong\angle EDB\)
- For angle \(\angle B\): The second - letter \(B\) is common in both triangles. So \(\angle B\cong\angle B\)
- For angle \(\angle C\): The third - letter \(C\) in \(\triangle ABC\) corresponds to the third - letter \(E\) in \(\triangle DBE\). So \(\angle C\cong\angle DEB\)
Step3: Match the sides
- For side \(\overline{AB}\): The first two letters \(AB\) in \(\triangle ABC\) correspond to the first two letters \(DB\) in \(\triangle DBE\). So \(\overline{AB}\) is proportional to \(\overline{DB}\)
- For side \(\overline{BC}\): The last two letters \(BC\) in \(\triangle ABC\) correspond to the last two letters \(BE\) in \(\triangle DBE\). So \(\overline{BC}\) is proportional to \(\overline{BE}\)
- For side \(\overline{AC}\): The first and third letters \(AC\) in \(\triangle ABC\) correspond to the first and third letters \(DE\) in \(\triangle DBE\). So \(\overline{AC}\) is proportional to \(\overline{DE}\)
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\(\angle A\cong\angle EDB\);\(\angle B\cong\angle B\);\(\angle C\cong\angle DEB\);\(\overline{AB}\sim\overline{DB}\);\(\overline{BC}\sim\overline{BE}\);\(\overline{AC}\sim\overline{DE}\)