Question

Given that triangle BAC is congruent to triangle QPR, what is the measure of x?

Answer 1

A.4.3
B.8.1
C.11
D.12.4

Answer 2

What does the triangle look like?

Answer 3

There's the triangle

Answer 4

What side does x look most like on the other triangle, do you think?

Answer 5

I attached the picture

Answer 6

Yes and I'm asking you which side on the other triangle does x most closely resemble

Answer 7

r and P

Answer 8

RP is where x is. Now look at the other triangle, not the one x is on. Which side looks the most like x (RP)?

Answer 9

B and A

Answer 10

Not quite, close. BA is much shorter than RP. What other side do you think it is?

Answer 11

A and C

Answer 12

Good. Now what does AC measure?

Answer 13

8.1

Answer 14

Since the two sides are congruent, meaning they measure the same, what do you think x equals?

Answer 15

8.1

Answer 16

So the measure of x is ______________
A.4.3
B.8.1
C.11
D.12.4

Answer 17

B

Answer 18

Correct!

Answer 19

Thanks!

Answer 20

yw.