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Question
select all that can be used to prove that the two triangles are congruent.
hypotenuse-leg
side-angle-side
angle-side-angle
angle-angle-side
angle-angle-angle
Brief Explanations
- Hypotenuse - Leg (HL): HL is used for right - angled triangles only. There is no indication that these triangles are right - angled, so HL is not applicable.
- Side - Angle - Side (SAS): SAS requires two sides and the included angle. In the given triangles, we have two angles and a side, not two sides and the included angle, so SAS is not applicable.
- Angle - Side - Angle (ASA): ASA requires two angles and the included side. Let's check the angles and sides. In the first triangle, we have angles \(32^{\circ}\) and \(59^{\circ}\), and the side between them is \(y\). In the second triangle, we have angles \(32^{\circ}\) and \(59^{\circ}\), and the side between them is \(y\) (by correspondence). Also, we can consider the side \(x\): in the first triangle, angle \(32^{\circ}\), side \(x\), and angle \(59^{\circ}\) (the angle opposite to \(y\) can be calculated as \(180-(32 + 59)=89^{\circ}\), but more directly, for ASA, if we take angle \(32^{\circ}\), side \(x\), and angle \(59^{\circ}\) (the angle adjacent to \(x\) in a way that the side \(x\) is between the two angles). Wait, actually, looking at the triangles, we have two angles and a side. For ASA, if we match the angles: \(32^{\circ}\), side \(x\), and \(59^{\circ}\) (the order of angles and the included side). Also, for AAS (Angle - Angle - Side), we have two angles and a non - included side. Let's re - evaluate:
- The sum of angles in a triangle is \(180^{\circ}\). In each triangle, the third angle is \(180-(32 + 59)=89^{\circ}\).
- For ASA: Let's consider the first triangle with angles \(32^{\circ}\), \(59^{\circ}\) and included side \(y\), and the second triangle with angles \(32^{\circ}\), \(59^{\circ}\) and included side \(y\) (by the way the sides and angles are labeled). Also, for the side \(x\): in the first triangle, angle \(32^{\circ}\), side \(x\), and angle \(89^{\circ}\) (the third angle), and in the second triangle, angle \(32^{\circ}\), side \(x\), and angle \(89^{\circ}\). But more precisely, for ASA, if we take angle \(32^{\circ}\), side \(x\), and angle \(59^{\circ}\) (since \(32^{\circ}\) and \(59^{\circ}\) are two angles and \(x\) is a side that can be considered as the included side or not? Wait, maybe a better way:
- In the two triangles, we have:
- Triangle 1: angles \(32^{\circ}\), \(59^{\circ}\), side \(x\) (opposite to \(59^{\circ}\)? No, let's look at the labels. In the first triangle, side \(x\) is between \(32^{\circ}\) and the third angle, and side \(y\) is between \(32^{\circ}\) and \(59^{\circ}\). In the second triangle, side \(x\) is between \(32^{\circ}\) and the third angle, and side \(y\) is between \(32^{\circ}\) and \(59^{\circ}\).
- For ASA: If we have two angles and the included side. Let's take angle \(32^{\circ}\), side \(y\), and angle \(59^{\circ}\) in both triangles. So ASA is applicable.
- For AAS (Angle - Angle - Side): We have two angles (\(32^{\circ}\) and \(59^{\circ}\)) and a non - included side (for example, side \(x\) is a non - included side with respect to the two angles \(32^{\circ}\) and \(59^{\circ}\) in the sense that it is opposite to one of the angles or adjacent in a non - included way). Since we know two angles and a side (either included or non - included), AAS is also applicable.
- Angle - Angle - Angle (AAA) only proves similarity, not congruence, because it doesn't account for the side lengths. So AAA is out.
- SAS: We don't have two sides and the included angle, so SAS is out.
- HL: Not right triangles, so HL is out.
- So ASA (Angle - Side…
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