prove that the diagonals of a rectangle are congruent answer
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Answer:
The first way to prove that the diagonals of a rectangle are congruent is to show that triangle ABC is congruent to triangle DCB
Here is what is given: Rectangle ABCD
Here is what you need to prove: segment AC ≅ segment BD
Since ABCD is a rectangle, it is also a parallelogram.
Since ABCD is a parallelogram, segment AB ≅ segment DC because opposite sides of a parallelogram are congruent.
BC ≅ BC by the Reflexive Property of Congruence.
Furthermore, ∠ABC and ∠DCB are right angles by the definition of rectangle.
∠ABC ≅ ∠DCB since all right angles are congruent.
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
As in the fig AC and BD are two diagonals of
rectangle ABCD
Now in the ΔABC and ΔABD
AB is common
AD=BC( opposite sides)
∠A =∠B=90°
So ΔABC ≅ ΔABD
Thus AC=BD ( Opposite sides of equal angles)