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Which postulate can be used to prove congruence? Please help

Which postulate can be used to prove congruence? Please help-example-1
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Answer: Choice E) Insufficient information to prove congruence.

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Step-by-step explanation:

We're given that AB = DC and BE = CE. This means we have two pairs of congruent sides and we could use SAS if we know that angle ABE = angle DCE. However, we don't know this information.

While we do know that angle AEB = angle DEC (vertical angle theorem), this is not enough information. Recall that SSA is not a valid congruence theorem. The angles in question are not between the sides mentioned in the previous paragraph.

Therefore, we don't have enough information to prove the triangles congruent.

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Side notes:

  • We can't use SSS because we don't have info about three pairs of sides. We only have info about two pairs of sides.
  • We can't use ASA because we only have info about one pair of angles.
  • We can't use HL because this only applies to right triangles.
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