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select the correct answer from each drop - down menu.
given: m is the midpoint of segment gh.
angles jgm and khm are right angles.
prove: (jg = kh)
complete the proof.
it is given that m is the midpoint of segment gh. therefore, segment gm is congruent to segment hm by the definition of a midpoint. it is also given that angles jgm and khm are right angles. thus drop - down menu because all right angles are congruent. since vertical angles are congruent by the vertical angles theorem drop - down menu. then, it follows that (\triangle jmgcong\triangle kmh) by the drop - down menu criteria. in congruent triangles, correspo drop - down menu (kh). in conclusion (jg = kh) by definition of congruent angles.
the drop - down options for one of the blanks are: angle jmg is congruent to angle kmh, angle mjg is congruent to angle mkh, angle jgm is congruent to angle khm, angle jmg is congruent to angle khm
Step1: Identify midpoint congruence
Since $M$ is the midpoint of $\overline{GH}$, $\overline{GM} \cong \overline{HM}$ (definition of midpoint).
Step2: Identify right angle congruence
$\angle JGM$ and $\angle KHM$ are right angles, so $\angle JGM \cong \angle KHM$ (all right angles are congruent).
Step3: Identify vertical angle congruence
$\angle JMG$ and $\angle KMH$ are vertical angles, so $\angle JMG \cong \angle KMH$ (vertical angles theorem).
Step4: Prove triangle congruence
$\triangle JMG \cong \triangle KMH$ by ASA (Angle-Side-Angle) criteria.
Step5: Corresponding parts congruence
Corresponding sides of congruent triangles are congruent, so $\overline{JG} \cong \overline{KH}$, meaning $JG=KH$.
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- Blank 1: $\overline{GM} \cong \overline{HM}$
- Blank 2: $\angle JGM \cong \angle KHM$
- Blank 3: $\angle JMG \cong \angle KMH$
- Blank 4: ASA
- Final conclusion: $JG = KH$