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5. In ABC, X is a point on BC.

N is the mid-point of AX, Y is the mid-point of


AB and M is the mid-point of BX.
A
Y
B
M
X
R
C
N
a) Prove that Y BMN is a parallelogram.
b) Prove that MR =
1
2
BC.
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8.5 Similarity EMCJD
Similar polygons EMCJF
Polygons are similar if they are the same shape but differ in size. In other words, one
polygon is an enlargement of the other. Congruent polygons are also similar since they
are the same shape and the same size, only their position or orientation is different.
Two polygons with the same number of sides are similar when:
1. All pairs of corresponding angles are equal, and
2. All pairs of corresponding sides are in the same proportion.
334 8.5. Similarity

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