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Prove that a rectangle has congruent diagonals

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Answer:

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Explanation:

Lets say there is a rectangle abcd

One way is: Triangle ABC is congruent to triangle DCB

Another way is: Since a rectangle is a parallelogram too, segment ab=dc. This is because opposite sides of a parallelogram are congruent.

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