Ask your own question, for FREE!
Mathematics 8 Online
OpenStudy (hellokitty17):

Help please don't understand this question. Will medal!

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

a simple proof, can be this: |dw:1447437362353:dw| Here I consider a rectangle and its 2 diagonals

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

since a rectangle is a special parallelogram, then we can say that opposites sides are congruent. So we can write: \[\begin{gathered} AD \simeq BC \hfill \\ AB \simeq DC \hfill \\ \end{gathered} \]

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

Now I consider the subsequent triangles: |dw:1447437547643:dw| and |dw:1447437578084:dw|

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

we can note that angles DAB and CBA are congruent since they are 90 degrees both

OpenStudy (michele_laino):

now, using the SAS criterion of similitude, I can say that the triangles ABC and ABD are congruent each other, in particular we can say that sides AC and BD are congruent each other

Can't find your answer? Make a FREE account and ask your own questions, OR help others and earn volunteer hours!

Join our real-time social learning platform and learn together with your friends!
Can't find your answer? Make a FREE account and ask your own questions, OR help others and earn volunteer hours!

Join our real-time social learning platform and learn together with your friends!