Proving a Quadrilateral Is a Parallelogram Answers

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Quadrilateral W X Y Z is shown. Diagonals are drawn from point W to point Y and from point Z to point X and intersect at point C. The lengths of W C and C Y are congruent.

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WXYZ is a parallelogram because diagonal XZ is bisected.
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WXYZ is not necessarily a parallelogram because it is unknown if CZ = CY.
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WXYZ is a parallelogram because ZC + CX = ZX.
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WXYZ is not necessarily a parallelogram because it is unknown if WC = CY.
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Parallelogram W X Y Z is shown. The length of W X is (2 x + 9) millimeters and the length of W X is (x minus 5) millimeters.

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2 mm
B
7 mm
C
23 mm
D
25 mm
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Given: AD ≅ BC and AD ∥ BCProve: ABCD is a parallelogram. Statements Reasons 1. AD ≅ BC; AD ∥ BC 1. given 2. ∠CAD and ∠ACB are alternate interior ∠s 2. definition of alternate interior angles 3. ∠CAD ≅ ∠ACB 3. alternate interior angles are congruent 4. AC ≅ AC 4. reflexive property 5. △CAD ≅ △ACB 5. SAS congruency theorem 6. AB ≅ CD 6. ? 7. ABCD is a parallelogram 7. parallelogram side theorem What is the missing reason in step 6?

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SSS congruency theorem
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CPCTC
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definition of a parallelogram
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opposite sides in a parallelogram are congruent
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Parallelogram R S T U is shown. Diagonals are drawn from point R to point T and from point U to point S and intersect at point V. The length of line segment U V is (x minus 3) meters and the length of line segment V S is (3 x minus 13) meters.

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2
B
4
C
5
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