Which diagram can be used to prove triangle ABC approximates triangle DEC using similarity transformations?

A similarity transformation can include a rotation, reflection, and dilation. Choice C shows triangle ABC rotated about point C and then dilated to form the smaller triangle CED, which preserves angle measures and scales the side lengths proportionally. Choices A and B describe triangles with different angle measures, so they cannot be similar.

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