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Consider the two triangles.

Triangles W U V and X Z Y are shown. Angles V U W and Y X Z are congruent. Angles U W V and X Z Y are congruent. Angles U V W and Z Y X are congruent. The length of side V W is 60 and the length of side Z Y is 48. The length of side Y X is 40 and the length of V U is 50. The length of side U W is 40 and the length of X Z is 32.

How can the triangles be proven similar by the SSS similarity theorem?

Show that the ratios StartFraction U V Over X Y EndFraction , StartFraction W U Over Z X EndFraction , and StartFraction W V Over Z Y EndFraction are equivalent.
Show that the ratios StartFraction U V Over Z Y EndFraction , StartFraction W U Over Z X EndFraction , and StartFraction W V Over X Y EndFraction are equivalent.
Show that the ratios StartFraction U V Over X Y EndFraction and StartFraction W V Over Z Y EndFraction are equivalent, and ∠V ≅ ∠Y.
Show that the ratios StartFraction U V Over Z Y EndFraction and StartFraction W U Over Z X EndFraction are equivalent, and ∠U ≅ ∠Z.

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Answer: the first choice.

Reason: U ↔ X, W ↔ Z, V ↔ Y, so check corresponding side ratios:
UV/XY = 50/40 = 5/4,
WU/ZX = 40/32 = 5/4,
WV/ZY = 60/48 = 5/4.
All three ratios are equal, so by SSS similarity the triangles are similar.