n the diagram below, line segments MR and NQ are parallel, and lines segments OR and PQ are parallel. Points N and O lie on the line segment MP.

Question

Select a phrase for each blank to make the sentence true.

Triangle NZO and triangle MRO are

because they have

.

Answer 1

Triangle NZO and triangle MRO are similar because they have corresponding angles that are equal.

This is true because the parallel lines create equal corresponding angles, which is a condition for similarity in triangles.