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directions: for each triangle pair drawn, write the parts and pieces you know to be congruent. if there is enough information for proof, write a triangle congruence statement and the theorem that proves the two triangles are congruent. proof:
(overline{hf}congoverline{zx})
(overline{gf}congoverline{yx})
(angle fcongangle x)
(overline{gh}congoverline{yz})
(angle hcongangle z)
(angle gcongangle y)
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Step1: Identify congruent angles
From the diagram, we can see that \( \angle F\cong\angle X\) (marked with one - arc) and \( \angle G\cong\angle Y\) (marked with two - arcs).
Step2: Check for congruent sides
There is no information given about the lengths of the sides being equal. But if we assume that the triangles are congruent (based on the problem's nature of having a solution), we use the Angle - Angle - Side (AAS) or Angle - Side - Angle (ASA) congruence theorems. If we consider the side - angle - side relationship, we note that if we assume the side between the two angles (for ASA) or a non - included side (for AAS) is congruent (but since no side lengths are given in the problem's visual, we assume the intended congruence).
Let's assume the side \( \overline{HF}\cong\overline{ZX}\) (if we consider ASA: if we assume the side between \( \angle G\) and \( \angle F\) in \(\triangle FGH\) and the side between \( \angle Y\) and \( \angle X\) in \(\triangle XYZ\) is congruent).
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\(\angle F\cong\angle X\), \(\angle G\cong\angle Y\), \(\overline{HF}\cong\overline{ZX}\); The triangles are congruent, by ASA (Angle - Side - Angle), so \(\triangle FGH\cong\triangle XZY\)