document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=934933>Question 934933</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> given: A(3,-1), B(5,2), C(-2,0), p(-3,4), Q(-5,-3), R(-6,2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Prove:angle ABC is congruent to angle RPQ </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #567979 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=567979\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If triangle ABC is congruent to triangle RPQ, then you can prove it to be true using the SSS congruence property. This is after you find the lengths of these segments\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "AB, BC, AC<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RP, PQ, RQ\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use the distance formula to find each length above. Once you show that AB = RP, BC = PQ, AC = RQ, then you can the SSS congruence property to prove that triangle ABC is congruent to triangle RPQ.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Once you know triangle ABC is congruent to triangle RPQ, then you can use CPCTC to show that angle ABC is congruent to angle RPQ.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: CPCTC = corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent </SPAN>\n" );
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