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If Adam Ct. is perpendicular to Charles st. and Charles St. is parallel to Edward Rd. what must be true?

A. Adam ct. is perpendicular to Edward Rd.
B. Adam ct. is parallel to Edward La.
C. Bertha Dr. is parallel to Charles st.
D. Dana la. is perpendicular to Charles st.

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Adam Ct and and Edward Rd must be parallel! (answer B). Take a look at the attachment: i drew the plan according to what we know).

(options C and D can also be true, but we don't know enough about the city to verify this)
If Adam Ct. is perpendicular to Charles st. and Charles St. is parallel to Edward-example-1
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Answer:

A. Adam ct. is perpendicular to Edward Rd.

Explanation:

We are given that,

Adam Ct. is perpendicular to Charles St.

Charles St. is parallel to Edward Rd.

So, we get the situation shown below.

It is required to find the relation between Adam Ct. and Edward Rd.

As, we can see that,

Charles St. being parallel to Edward Rd. and Adam Ct. being perpendicular to Charles St.

We get,

Adam Ct. is perpendicular to Edward Rd.

Hence, option A is correct.

If Adam Ct. is perpendicular to Charles st. and Charles St. is parallel to Edward-example-1
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