document.write( "Question 1034179: Given: Quadrilateral ABCD is a parallelogram with diagonals AC and BD intersecting at E. Prove: triangle AED is congruent to triangle CEB. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #648786 by ikleyn(52781)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "Given: Quadrilateral ABCD is a parallelogram with diagonals AC and BD intersecting at E. Prove: triangle AED is congruent to triangle CEB. \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In a parallelogram, the diagonals bisect each other. \n" ); document.write( "See the lesson Properties of diagonals of parallelograms in this site. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So, the triangles AED and CEB have two congruent sides: AE = EC and DE = EB.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The angles between these sides are congruent as vertical angles.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hence, the triangles AED and CEB are congrurnt, in accordance with SAS-test.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |