An isosceles triangle is marked clockwise from the lower left vertex as upper A upper B upper C. The sides upper A upper B and upper B upper C are marked with single congruent tick marks.
PROOF: Given isosceles △ABC
with AB¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯≅BC¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
, I can construct BD←→
, the angle bisector of ∠B
. Then, by the definition of an angle bisector, I know that ∠ABD≅∠CBD
. I also know that line segments are congruent to themselves, so BD¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯≅BD¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
by the reflexive property of congruence. I now have two pairs of sides and an included angle that are congruent, so I know that △ABD≅△CBD
by the SAS Congruence Theorem.
What statement should be placed at the end of the proof?
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Finally, corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent by the CPCTC Theorem, so AB¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯≅BC¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
.
Finally, corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent by the CPCTC Theorem, so Modifying above upper A upper B with bar congruent to Modifying above upper B upper C with bar .
Finally, corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent by the CPCTC Theorem, so ∠A≅∠C
.
Finally, corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent by the CPCTC Theorem, so angle upper A congruent to angle upper C .
Finally, ∠A≅∠C
by the Base Angles Theorem.
Finally, angle upper A congruent to angle upper C by the Base Angles Theorem.
Finally, corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent by the CPCTC Theorem, so ∠A≅∠B
.
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The appropriate statement to place at the end of the proof is:
"Finally, corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent by the CPCTC Theorem, so ∠A≅∠C."
This statement concludes the proof by showing that the base angles of the isosceles triangle (angles A and C) are congruent, which is what the Base Angles Theorem states.
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