Question

Look at the figure shown below.



Which step should be used to prove that point A is equidistant from points C and B?

Triangle ABD is congruent to triangle ACD.

Prove that segment AD is perpendicular to BC.

Triangle ABD is similar to triangle ACD.

Prove that segment AD is equal to segment BC.

Answer 1

this is the image

Answer 2

hey aripotta

Answer 3

Triangle ABD is congruent to triangle ACD

if both of the triangles are congruent, then all the corresponding sides are equal

Answer 4

hi :)

Answer 5

does what i said make sense to you?

Answer 6

ok so if all the corresponding sides are equal bare with me would that mean that mean the first answer is right angle acd is the same as adb

Answer 7

or it is congruent to

Answer 8

there's this: Triangle ABD is congruent to triangle ACD
and this: Triangle ABD is similar to triangle ACD.

if the two triangles were similar, then there'd be a ratio and that wouldn't prove that a is equidistant from points c and b.

Answer 9

the statements after the question were the answers right?

Answer 10

ok so it is conruent

Answer 11

yes they are

Answer 12

right, if you say that they are congruent, then that would prove that it's equidistant.