Analyze the diagram below and answer the question that follows. is a rectangle. Why is ? Explain your reasoning.
Answer
A
1) , reflexive property of congruence 2) , opposite sides of a rectangle are congruent 3) by the AAS theorem
B
1) , reflexive property of congruence 2) , opposite sides of a rectangle are congruent 3) and are right triangles, because all angles in a rectangle are right angles 4) by the HL theorem
C
1) , reflexive property of congruence 2) , opposite sides of a rectangle are congruent