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document.write( "Given : triangle DGH is isosceles,
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document.write( " segment DF is congruent to DI, angle FDG is congruent to angle IDH
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document.write( "Prove : triangle FGD is congruent to triangle IHD \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #185023 by drk(1908)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! STATEMENT 1: triangle DGH is isosceles \n" ); document.write( "REASON 1: given \n" ); document.write( "STATEMENT 2: DG congruent to DH \n" ); document.write( "REASON 2: definition of isosceles triangles \n" ); document.write( "STATEMENT 3: segment DF is congruent to DI \n" ); document.write( "REASON 3: Given \n" ); document.write( "STATEMENT 4: angle FDG is congruent to angle IDH \n" ); document.write( "REASON 4: Given \n" ); document.write( "STATEMENT 5: construct segments FG and IH \n" ); document.write( "REASON 5: definition of construction \n" ); document.write( "STATEMENT 6: triangle FGD is congruent to triangle IHD \n" ); document.write( "REASON 6: SAS\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "* The tricky part here was that triangle DGH was isosceles, but you are not told which sides are congruent, so you can pick any pair. That is what I did in STATEMENT 2. \n" ); document.write( " |