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Use the guide to construct a two column proof proving ^ACE ^DEB, given that CA is parallel to DB and E is the midpoint of AD. Please help me figure this out I’m so stuck

Use the guide to construct a two column proof proving ^ACE ^DEB, given that CA is-example-1

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Step-by-step explanation: Here we can divide the explanation into 4 parts once there are four gaps to be full filled on our table

1. CA || DB and E is the midpoint of AD ⇒ this is a true statement once it is GIVEN on our question.

2. The next step is to prove we have at least an angle that is similar for both triangles and we can see that ∠AEC ≅ ∠DEB once they are vertical angles. We know that because the vertical angles theorem says that once there are two straight lines that intersect each other they form two pairs of congruent angles as shown bellow

We can see above that angles 1 and 2 are congruent in the same way that angles 3 and 4 are congruent too.

3. for the third step we can see that we can use the Defin

Use the guide to construct a two column proof proving ^ACE ^DEB, given that CA is-example-1
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