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OpenStudy (princeevee):

plez help

OpenStudy (princeevee):

OpenStudy (princeevee):

@563blackghost

563blackghost (563blackghost):

What do you think is the answer?

OpenStudy (princeevee):

B?

563blackghost (563blackghost):

We are not shown that any of the angles are congruent to each other but only of the sides....so any theorem including angle will not be valid....

OpenStudy (princeevee):

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OpenStudy (princeevee):

a is e, b is f , and c is g

563blackghost (563blackghost):

Yes but we are not shown that they are congruent otherwise they would be marked....look at this example...

OpenStudy (princeevee):

so it isnt SSA?

563blackghost (563blackghost):

No that is not possible. SSA is not a real Theorem.

563blackghost (563blackghost):

Which one looks like your question?

OpenStudy (princeevee):

SAS?

563blackghost (563blackghost):

Not quite. In SAS we are shown that two sides are congruent as well as one angle but in our problem we are not shown that the angles are congruent to each other....we are only shown that the sides are congruent...

OpenStudy (princeevee):

i guess ASA

563blackghost (563blackghost):

It would be SSS. This is due to the fact that we are ONLY shown that ALL sides are congruent to the CORRESPONDING SIDES of the other triangle.... We are NOT shown that any of the ANGLES are congruent to the CORRESPONDING ANGLES so we can not the THEOREM to include A or angle since we only know of the CORRESPONDING SIDES being equal...

OpenStudy (princeevee):

oh... thanks though

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