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Question

An illustration of a coordinate plane with four quadrants shows the x and y axes extending from negative 10 to 10 in increments of 1. Two triangles, upper A upper B upper C and upper E upper G upper H, are plotted on the graph. The triangle upper A upper B upper C has its vertices marked with closed points at upper A left parenthesis 1 comma negative 3 right parenthesis, upper B left parenthesis 1 comma negative 1 right parenthesis, and upper C left parenthesis 4 comma negative 3 right parenthesis. The triangle upper E upper G upper H has its vertices marked with closed points at upper E left parenthesis negative 2 comma 5 right parenthesis, upper G left parenthesis negative 2 comma 2 right parenthesis, and upper H left parenthesis negative 4 comma 2 right parenthesis. In triangle upper E upper G upper H, side upper E upper G is labeled as h, side upper G upper H is labeled as e, and side upper H upper E is labeled as g.

△ABC
is congruent to △GHE
. Describe a sequence of transformations from △ABC
to △GHE
that proves their congruence.

Answer 1

To show that triangle \( ABC \) is congruent to triangle \( GHE \), we can describe a sequence of transformations that map triangle \( ABC \) onto triangle \( GHE \).

1. Reflection: First, reflect triangle \( ABC \) across the y-axis. This transformation changes the x-coordinates of the vertices, resulting in the following vertices for triangle \( A'B'C' \):

   • \( A'(−1, -3) \)
   • \( B'(−1, -1) \)
   • \( C'(−4, -3) \)

2. Translation: Next, we will translate triangle \( A'B'C' \) downwards 7 units. This changes the y-coordinates of the vertices:

   • \( A''(-1, -10) \)
   • \( B''(-1, -8) \)
   • \( C''(-4, -10) \)

However, we will need the final coordinates of \( GHE \) to match up directly, which means we might need to reconsider, as translation needs to align the points directly.

3. Rotation: Instead, consider a rotation instead of direct downward translation. A \( 90^{\circ} \) rotation around the point that makes them coincide would help align them properly.

Ultimately, ensuring they share the same positioning and orientation would affirm their congruence.

Conclusion

To summarize, the transformations would be a reflection across the y-axis followed potentially by a rotation then possibly a slight translation if needed to overlap the triangles perfectly, demonstrating congruence through the defined transformations.