line segment BC is parallel to line segment AD and line segment CD is parallel to line segment BA because the ________________________________. Therefore, ABCD is a parallelogram because both pairs of opposite sides are parallel.

Parallel line segments have equal slopes. Since BC and AD are opposite sides, they have equal slopes; likewise, CD and BA have equal slopes. Therefore, the statement is justified by the fact that slopes of opposite sides are equal, choice B.

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