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The given triangle is a right triangle with an altitude to the hypotenuse.
Example Solution: △ OMN ~ △ PMO ~ △ PON
We want to write a similarity statement relating the three triangles in the given diagram. To do so, we can use the Right Triangle Altitude Theorem.
As we can see, △ OMN is a right triangle, where ∠ MON is a right angle and OP is the altitude to the hypotenuse. Having verified the necessary conditions, we can write the similarity statements. △ OMN ~ △ PMO △ PMO ~ △ PON △ PON ~ △ OMN Finally, we can combine these three similarity statements into one. Note that there are many possible correct combinations for writing this statement — the triangle names could be written in any order and the names of the triangle could be written in any order. △ OMN ~ △ PMO ~ △ PON