Question

The 2 triangles below are congruent by SSS rule, as all 3 sides are the same. If CAB is a right triangle, what can be determined about QPL

Answer 1

Triangle QPL is a right triangle.

Explanation:

The triangles are congruent.

Each angle of triangle QPL is congruent to a corresponding angle of triangle CAB. Since triangle CAB is a right triangle, then one of the angles of triangle CAB is a right angle. In the figure, angle C is shown to be a right angle. Angle C is formed by the sides measuring 3 and 4. In triangle QPL, angle Q is formed by the sides measuring 3 and 4. Angle Q corresponds to angle C and is congruent to angle C. Angle Q is a right angle, so triangle QPL is a right triangle.

Answer 2

The left side

25

is equal to the right side

25

, which means that the given statement is always true.

True

Explanation: