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Help!! i only know how to prove it’s a parallelogram and that’s it

Help!! i only know how to prove it’s a parallelogram and that’s it-example-1

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Explanation:

Consider triangles ADE and CBE. In these triangles,


  • \overline{AD}\cong \overline{BC} - given;

  • \angle ADE\cong \angle CBE - given;

  • \angle DEA\cong \angle BEC - vertical angles.

So,
\triangle ADE\cong \triangle CBE by AAS postulate. Congruent triangles have congruent corresponding parts, so


\overline{DE}\cong \overline{EB}\\ \\\overline{AE}\cong \overline{CE}

Since given


\overline{DE}\cong \overline{CE}\\ \\\overline{AE}\cong \overline{BE},

then


\overline{DE}\cong \overline{EB}\cong \overline{AE}\cong \overline{CE}

If diagonals of quadrilateral bisect each other, then this quadrilateral is a rectangle. Hence, ABCD is the rectangle.

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