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Question3. Kyle says that ΔJKL\Delta J K L is congruent to ΔLMJ\Delta L M J by the SSS Congruence Theorem. Ava says that ΔJKL\Delta J K L is congruent to LMJ\triangle L M J by the HL. Congruence Theorem. Who is correct? Explain your response.

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

What is this asking? We need to figure out if two triangles are congruent by SSS or HL, and explain why. Watch out! Don't mix up the SSS (Side-Side-Side) and HL (Hypotenuse-Leg) congruence theorems!

STEP 2

1. Analyze the given information
2. Check SSS Congruence
3. Check HL Congruence
4. Determine who is correct

STEP 3

Alright, so we've got two right triangles, ΔJKL\Delta JKL and ΔLMJ\Delta LMJ, hanging out in a rectangle.
They share a diagonal, JLJL.
We're also told that JKJK and LMLM are congruent, and KLKL and MJMJ are congruent too.
Awesome!

STEP 4

SSS means we need three pairs of congruent sides.
We know JKLMJK \cong LM and KLMJKL \cong MJ.
Do we have a third pair?

STEP 5

Yes! The triangles share side JLJL, so JLJLJL \cong JL by the **reflexive property**.
That's our third pair!

STEP 6

So, we have JKLMJK \cong LM, KLMJKL \cong MJ, and JLJLJL \cong JL.
Boom! That's SSS congruence!

STEP 7

HL means we need a congruent hypotenuse and a congruent leg in our right triangles.

STEP 8

The hypotenuse of ΔJKL\Delta JKL is JLJL, and the hypotenuse of ΔLMJ\Delta LMJ is also JLJL.
So, the hypotenuses are congruent: JLJLJL \cong JL.

STEP 9

We also know that JKLMJK \cong LM (or KLMJKL \cong MJ), which are pairs of legs.

STEP 10

So we have a congruent hypotenuse and a congruent leg.
That's HL congruence!

STEP 11

Kyle said SSS, and Ava said HL.
We've shown that *both* are correct!
High five!

STEP 12

Both Kyle and Ava are correct! ΔJKLΔLMJ\Delta JKL \cong \Delta LMJ by both SSS and HL.

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