Elementary Geometry for College Students (7th Edition)

Published by Cengage
ISBN 10: 978-1-337-61408-5
ISBN 13: 978-1-33761-408-5

Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Congruent Triangles - Exercises - Page 145: 40

Answer

A) No B) Yes

Work Step by Step

A) The given statements do not prevent DC or HG from being extended. Thus, it is not possible to say that the two quadrilaterals are necessarily congruent. B) Because angles A and E are congruent, this prevents the line segments from being extended like is the case with part A. Thus, the two quadrilaterals would be congruent.
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