Question

B.

1. Name the triangles that are congruent.
2. What postulate support your answer?
3. Name all other angles and segments that are congruent.
4. What can you say about UN in relation to <JUG and JG
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Answer 1

1. ΔUJN ≅ ΔUGN by SAS rule of congruency

2. Side Angle Side Rule of congruency

3. JN ≅ GN, ∠JUN ≅ ∠NUG, ∠UNJ ≅ ∠UNG, NU ≅ NU

4. UN bisects angle ∠JUG and UN bisects segment JG

Explanation:

The given figure consists of three triangles

1. ΔUJN, 2. ΔUGN, and 3. ΔUJG

Whereby segment UN is perpendicular to segment JG, we have;

ΔUJN and ΔUGN are right triangles

∴ ∠UNJ = ∠UNG = 90° by definition of segment UN being perpendicular to segment JG

NU ≅ NU by reflexive property

Whereby UN bisects ∠JUG and segment JG, we have;

JN = GN by definition of a bisected segment

Therefore, we have;

1. ΔUJN ≅ ΔUGN by SAS rule of congruency

2. Side Angle Side Rule of congruency

3. JN ≅ GN, ∠JUN ≅ ∠NUG, ∠UNJ ≅ ∠UNG, NU ≅ NU

4. UN bisects angle ∠JUG and UN bisects segment JG