Answer:
ΔABC is similar to ΔCDE
Step-by-step explanation:
<u>Statement</u> <u>Reason</u>
DE ║AB Given
∠CDE ≅ ∠CAB Corresponding Angles Theorem
∠C ≅ ∠C Reflexive property of congruence
ΔABC is similar to ΔCDE AA postulate
The Corresponding Angles Theorem states: If two parallel lines (DE and AB) are cut by a transversal (CA), then the pairs of corresponding angles are congruent (∠CDE and ∠CAB).
Reflexive property of congruence states that an angle, line segment, or shape is always congruent to itself (∠C is congruent to itself).
Angle Angle (AA) postulate states that two triangles are similar if they have two corresponding angles congruent (∠CDE ≅ ∠CAB and ∠C ≅ ∠C)
