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Helppp pleaseee, abc= dce. If ac=5 and bc=7 cd=?

Helppp pleaseee, abc= dce. If ac=5 and bc=7 cd=?-example-1
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Answer:

CD = 5

Explanation:

Given that ∆ACB is congruent to ∆DCE, it follows that their corresponding angles and corresponding side lengths are congruent to each other. Thus:

AC is congruent to CD,

BC is congruent to EC, and

AB is congruent to DE.

Since AC = 5, therefore CD = 5.

User Shubham Arora
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