Question

24.
Read the following two statements. Then, if possible, use the Law of Detachment to draw a conclusion.

If two figures are congruent, their areas are equal.
The area of ABCD equals the area of PQRS.


not possible


Figure ABCD is not congruent to figure PQRS.


Figure ABCD is congruent to figure PQRS.


If the areas of two figures are equal, the figures are congruent.

Answer 1

Based on the given statements and the Law of Detachment, we can conclude that figure ABCD is congruent to figure PQRS.