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What is the justification of statement 5?

What is the justification of statement 5?-example-1

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Answer:

Option D. Side Angle Side Postulate

Explanation:

we know that

The Side Angle Side postulate (SAS) states that if two sides and the included angle of one triangle are congruent to two sides and the included angle of another triangle, then these two triangles are congruent

In this problem we have that

MP≅NP

m∠MPQ≅m∠NPQ=90°

QP≅QP

That means

two sides and the included angle of triangle MPQ are congruent to two sides and the included angle of triangle NPQ

therefore

Triangle MPQ≅ Triangle NPQ ----> by SAS postulate

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