Math  /  Geometry

Question2. The following triangles are congruent. Use this to answer the questions below: a. What is the measure of angle JLK? b. What is the measure of angle GIH? \qquad c. What is the length of line segment HI? \qquad d. Write the congruence statement for these triangles \qquad

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STEP 1

1. Triangles JLK and GIH are congruent.
2. Congruent triangles have corresponding angles and sides that are equal.
3. The sum of the angles in a triangle is 180180^\circ.

STEP 2

1. Determine the measure of angle JLK.
2. Determine the measure of angle GIH.
3. Determine the length of line segment HI.
4. Write the congruence statement for the triangles.

STEP 3

Determine the measure of angle JLK:
- Given angles in triangle JLK are 4646^\circ and 101101^\circ. - Use the angle sum property of triangles:
Measure of angle JLK=18046101 \text{Measure of angle JLK} = 180^\circ - 46^\circ - 101^\circ
Calculate:
=33 = 33^\circ

STEP 4

Determine the measure of angle GIH:
- Given angle in triangle GIH is 3333^\circ. - Since triangles are congruent, corresponding angles are equal. - Therefore, the measure of angle GIH is 101101^\circ.

STEP 5

Determine the length of line segment HI:
- Given sides in triangle JLK are 77 and 99. - Given sides in triangle GIH are 66 and 77. - Since triangles are congruent, corresponding sides are equal. - Therefore, the length of line segment HI is 99.

STEP 6

Write the congruence statement for the triangles:
- Corresponding vertices must be matched. - Triangle JLK is congruent to triangle GIH, so:
JLKGIH \triangle JLK \cong \triangle GIH
The measures and congruence statement are: a. Measure of angle JLK: 3333^\circ b. Measure of angle GIH: 101101^\circ c. Length of line segment HI: 99 d. Congruence statement: JLKGIH\triangle JLK \cong \triangle GIH

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