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A parallelogram has vertices upper A, upper B, upper C, and upper D. Opposite vertices are connected via diagonal lines that intersect at an interior point labeled upper E. Sides upper A upper D and upper B upper C are much longer than the other sides. EB as 15-z and ED as 8+z

If you were to prove that quadrilateral ABCD is a parallelogram, what would need to be true about EB and ED?

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EB ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ must be the same length as ED¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯.
EB ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ must be the same length as ED¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯.

ED ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ must be half of the length of EB¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯.
ED ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ must be half of the length of EB¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯.

ED ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ must be a different length than EB.¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯
ED ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ must be a different length than EB.¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯

EB ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ must be half of the length of ED¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯.
EB ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ must be half of the length of ED¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯.
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Answer 1

To prove that quadrilateral ABCD is a parallelogram, one key property that needs to be satisfied is that the diagonals bisect each other. In this case, point E is the point of intersection of diagonals AC and BD.

For diagonals to bisect each other, the lengths of segments EB and ED must be equal:

**EB must be the same length as ED.**

Thus, the correct response is:

**EB must be the same length as ED.**