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Bennett1785:

In the figure below, square EFIJ is congruent to square FGHI. Note: picture not drawn to scale If FEI JEI, what is mEFH? 125° 155° 145° 135°

Bennett1785:

Mercury:

going to re-draw the diagram bigger so we have more space to work with |dw:1601948148260:dw|

Mercury:

because EFIJ and FGHI are both squares, they all have four 90-degree right angles additionally, we are also told that <FEI and <JEI are congruent, so I will mark these details below |dw:1601948319132:dw|

Mercury:

notice that <FEI and <JEI are two congruent angles that make up a 90 degree angle, so it stands to reason that they're both 45 degrees additionally, since the left and right squares are congruent, then it stands to reason that <IFH corresponds to <JEI and thus is also 45 degrees |dw:1601948460589:dw|

Mercury:

now, the question is asking for the measure of <EFH. can you try finding it now, given all the information provided so far?

Bennett1785:

135?

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