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QuestionWhich of the following describes the relationship between the given triangles? None of these CMNPAB\triangle C M N \cong \triangle P A B by the AAA congruence theorem MCNPAB\triangle M C N \cong \triangle P A B by the HL congruence theorem CMNAPB\triangle C M N \cong \triangle A P B by the AAS congruence theorem Submit Purerts Fardbark Questions? Abcut Careers Terms of Service PRINACY POLCY Contact Us

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STEP 1

What is this asking? Which theorem, if any, proves that the two triangles are the same? Watch out! The order of the letters in the triangle names matters!
It tells us which angles and sides match up.

STEP 2

1. Check what we know
2. Explore AAA
3. Explore HL
4. Explore AAS
5. Find the match

STEP 3

Alright, awesome students!
Let's **decode** this triangle puzzle!
We've got two triangles, and we need to figure out if they're **congruent**, meaning *exactly* the same, just maybe rotated or flipped.

STEP 4

From the image, we see CA\angle C \cong \angle A, MP\angle M \cong \angle P, and NB\angle N \cong \angle B.
Remember, those matching arc symbols in the angles tell us they're **congruent**!

STEP 5

AAA stands for **Angle-Angle-Angle**.
If all three angles of one triangle are congruent to all three angles of another triangle, are they congruent?

STEP 6

Not necessarily!
Imagine a tiny triangle and a giant triangle, both with the same angles.
They're similar, but not congruent.
So, **AAA doesn't prove congruence**.

STEP 7

HL stands for **Hypotenuse-Leg**.
This only works for *right* triangles.
Do we have right triangles?
Nope! So, **HL is out**.

STEP 8

AAS stands for **Angle-Angle-Side**.
If two angles and a *non-included* side of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding parts of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent.

STEP 9

Let's see.
We know CA\angle C \cong \angle A and MP\angle M \cong \angle P.
We don't have any information about the sides.
So, we can't use **AAS** yet.

STEP 10

We know all three corresponding angles are congruent.
That means the triangles are *similar*, but not necessarily *congruent*.
We don't have enough information to prove congruence.

STEP 11

Let's look at the options. CMNPAB\triangle CMN \cong \triangle PAB by AAA?
Nope, AAA doesn't prove congruence. MCNPAB\triangle MCN \cong \triangle PAB by HL?
Nope, not right triangles. CMNAPB\triangle CMN \cong \triangle APB by AAS?
Nope, we don't know about any sides.

STEP 12

None of these options work!
We don't have enough information to say the triangles are congruent.

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