Question

Gina has designed two triangular flower beds, as shown below.



Which statement is true for the two flower beds?

They have different areas.

The length of side BC is equal to 10 feet.

They have the same perimeter.

The length of side PQ is equal to 10 feet

Answer 1

hmm, what do you think?

Answer 2

notice the "ticks" on the angles

Answer 3

yea but i have no idea

Answer 4

tick marks are there for congruence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hatch_mark

Answer 5

ohh ok i get wat it means now

Answer 6

both triangles are congruent

Answer 7

so is B

Answer 8

well, is BC really = 10?

Answer 9

OHH NO MY BAD

Answer 10

I mean, BC looks longer than AB and AB is 10

Answer 11

yea true

Answer 12

so which one is it then

Answer 13

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congruence_(geometry)

Answer 14

so its A they have diferent area

Answer 15

well, if the triangles are congruents, what does that mean?

Answer 16

does it mean you can eat them with chips?
can you sit on them?

Answer 17

what????

Answer 18

http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/congruent-angles.html

Answer 19

oh ok

Answer 20

@Scroll0405 if the triangles are congruent and the same sides length are the same, it means those triangles are exactly the same!

Answer 21

ohh gat it

Answer 22

They have the same perimeter

Answer 23

bingo

Answer 24

thank u