Geometry: Common Core (15th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0133281159
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Chapter 7 - Similarity - 7-4 Similarity in Right Triangles - Practice and Problem-Solving Exercises - Page 465: 9

Answer

$\triangle LKJ$ ~ $\triangle LNK$ ~ $\triangle KNJ$

Work Step by Step

In a right triangle that is cut by its altitude, the three triangles formed are similar to one another. We just need to make sure that we have the correct corresponding vertices: $\triangle LKJ$ ~ $\triangle LNK$ ~ $\triangle KNJ$
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