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Select all triangles congruent to triangle 4.


Select all triangles congruent to triangle 4. ​-example-1

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Answer:

1, 2, 4, 5

Explanation:

You want triangles congruent to triangle 4.

Congruence

In this exercise, we can determine congruence using SSS congruence: the lengths of the sides in congruent triangles will match. (The order of appearance of the side lengths as you go around the triangle is irrelevant.)

Triangle 4

The lengths of the sides are ...

  • diagonal of 4×2 rectangle
  • 5 grid squares
  • diagonal of 4×3 rectangle

Looking at the other triangles, we see side lengths of ...

Triangle 1

All side lengths match: congruent to 4.

Triangle 2

All side lengths match: congruent to 4.

Triangle 3

One side is 6 grid squares: not congruent.

Triangle 5

All side lengths match: congruent to 4.

Triangle 6

One side is 6 grid squares: not congruent.

Triangle 7

One side is the diagonal of a 3×2 rectangle: not congruent.

Triangle 8

One side is the diagonal of a 4×1 rectangle: not congruent.

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Additional comment

Triangles 3 and 6 are congruent to each other, but not to triangle 4.

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