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- given: \\( \triangle bat \cong \triangle cat \\) which statement is true by cpctc? \\( \angle tac \cong \angle bta \\) \\( \overline{bt} \cong \overline{ta} \\) \\( \angle bat \cong \angle cat \\) \\( \overline{ct} \cong \overline{at} \\)
Brief Explanations
CPCTC stands for "Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles are Congruent". When \(\triangle BAT\cong\triangle CAT\), we look at the corresponding parts.
- For \(\angle TAC\) and \(\angle BTA\): These are not corresponding angles of \(\triangle BAT\) and \(\triangle CAT\).
- For \(\overline{BT}\cong\overline{TA}\): \(\overline{BT}\) corresponds to \(\overline{CT}\) (not \(\overline{TA}\)) in \(\triangle CAT\) since \(\triangle BAT\cong\triangle CAT\).
- For \(\angle BAT\cong\angle CAT\): Since \(\triangle BAT\cong\triangle CAT\), by CPCTC, the corresponding angles \(\angle BAT\) and \(\angle CAT\) (where \(\angle BAT\) in \(\triangle BAT\) and \(\angle CAT\) in \(\triangle CAT\)) are congruent.
- For \(\overline{CT}\cong\overline{AT}\): \(\overline{CT}\) corresponds to \(\overline{BT}\) (not \(\overline{AT}\)) as \(\triangle BAT\cong\triangle CAT\).
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\(\angle BAT\cong\angle CAT\)