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If two angles of a triangle are congruent to two angles of another triangle, then the triangles are similar.
By the ASA congruence theorem, the triangles are congruent. Consequently, there exists a rigid motion that maps △D′E′F′ onto △ABC. Thus, it is possible to combine a dilation with some rigid motion, both being similarity transformations, to map △DEF onto △ABC. This means that the original triangles indeed are similar.
0. Statement
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0. Reason
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1. ∠A≅∠D and ∠B≅∠E
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1. Given
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2. AB≅D′E′
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2. By construction
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3. ∠A≅∠D′ and ∠B≅∠E′
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3. Dilations preserve angles
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4. △ABC≅△D′E′F′
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4. ASA congruence theorem
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5. Exists rigid motion from △D′E′F′ to △ABC
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5. Congruence definition
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6. Exists similarity transformation from △DEF to △ABC
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6. Dilation and rigid motion are similarity transformations
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7. △ABC∼△DEF
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7. Similarity definition
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