Read the following two statements. Then, if possible, use the Law of Detachment to draw a conclusion. If two figures are congruent, their areas are equal. The area of ABCD equals the area of PQRS.

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Read the following two statements. Then, if possible, use the Law of Detachment to draw a conclusion.  If two figures are congruent, their areas are equal. The area of ABCD equals the area of PQRS.

anonymous · Answer

not possible
	If the areas of two figures are equal, the figures are congruent.
	Figure ABCD is congruent to figure PQRS.
	Figure ABCD is not congruent to figure PQRS.

fibonaccichick666 · Answer

First, state the law of detachment for me

anonymous · Answer

thats all my question says & i do not understand what its talking about.

fibonaccichick666 · Answer

No i mean, go to your book find the law of detachment and state it

fibonaccichick666 · Answer

basically first step for any question is to state the things in the problem that it asks you to use

anonymous · Answer

okay this is what it says. In mathematical logic, the Law of Detachment says that if the following two statements are true:

(1) If p, then q.

(2) p

Then we can derive a third true statement:

(3) q.

fibonaccichick666 · Answer

ok good now, what would be our initial statement? ie #1

fibonaccichick666 · Answer

Which is p and which is q?

anonymous · Answer

'If two figures are congruent, their areas are equal". okay so would this be p?

fibonaccichick666 · Answer

imagine after that comma we insert the word then.  Now what do you think is p,q?