Question 174017
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          statement                           reason
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1. RP congruent to QS                      1.given
   RS congruent to QP

2. QR congruent to QR                      2. reflexive property

3. tri RPQ congruent to tri QSR            3. SSS theorem

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SSS theorem states that if three sides of one triangle are congrent to 3 sides of another triange then the triangles are congruent to one another