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Is there a series of rigid transformations that could map TriangleKLP to TriangleQNM? If so, which transformations?
No, TriangleKLP and TriangleQNM are congruent but TriangleKLP cannot be mapped to TriangleQNM using a series rigid transformations.
No, TriangleKLP and TriangleQNM are not congruent.
Yes, TriangleKLP can be reflected across the line containing KP and then translated so that P is mapped to M.
Yes, TriangleKLP can be rotated about P and then translated so that L is mapped to N.
Triangles K L P and Q M N are shown. Triangle Q M N is slightly higher than triangle K L P and side Q M connects to side K P. Point M is at the midpoint of K P. Sides K L and Q N are congruent. Angles K L P and Q N M are congruent. Angles K P L and Q M N are both right angles.
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Yes — the correct choice is: "Yes, Triangle KLP can be rotated about P and then translated so that L is mapped to N."
Reason: ∠KPL and ∠QMN are right angles and KL ≅ QN (the hypotenuses), so the right triangles are congruent. A rigid motion that first rotates triangle KLP about vertex P to align its legs with the legs of triangle QMN and then translates so that P is carried to M will carry L to N and K to Q. (A reflection across the line KP would not move P, so that option doesn't produce the needed placement.)
Reason: ∠KPL and ∠QMN are right angles and KL ≅ QN (the hypotenuses), so the right triangles are congruent. A rigid motion that first rotates triangle KLP about vertex P to align its legs with the legs of triangle QMN and then translates so that P is carried to M will carry L to N and K to Q. (A reflection across the line KP would not move P, so that option doesn't produce the needed placement.)
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