SOLUTION: Given: Y is the midpoint of line segment VZ and line segment XW, Prove: triangle VYW is congruent to triangle ZYX

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Question 1121787: Given: Y is the midpoint of line segment VZ and line segment XW,
Prove: triangle VYW is congruent to triangle ZYX
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Angles VYW and ZYX are congruent because they are vertical angles formed by two intersecting lines. The corresponding sides adjacent to those two angles are congruent because Y is a midpoint of both segments. Triangles are congruent by SAS.


John

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