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Please help 60 points for a rapid answer-In the figure below which of the following is true in circle E?

Please help 60 points for a rapid answer-In the figure below which of the following-example-1
Please help 60 points for a rapid answer-In the figure below which of the following-example-1
Please help 60 points for a rapid answer-In the figure below which of the following-example-2
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User Spilarix
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Answer:

all 3 options are true : A, B, C

Explanation:

warning : it has come to my attention that some testing systems have an incorrect answer stored as right answer for this problem.

they say that A and C are correct.

but I am going to show you that if A and C are correct, then also B must be correct.

therefore, my given answer above is the actual correct answer (no matter what the test systems say).

originally the information about the alignment of the point F in relation to point E was missing.

therefore, I considered both options :

1. F is on the same vertical line as E.

2. F is not on the same vertical line as E.

because of optical reasons (and the - incomplete - expected correct answers of A and C confirm that) I used the 1. assumption for the provided answer :

the vertical line of EF is like a mirror between the left and the right half of the picture.

A is mirrored across the vertical line resulting in B. and vice versa.

the same for C and D.

this leads to the effect that all 3 given congruence relationships are true.

if we consider assumption 2, none of the 3 answer options could be true.

but if the assumptions are true, then all 3 options have to be true.

now, for the "why" :

remember what congruence means :

both shapes, after turning and rotating, can be laid on top of each other, and nothing "sticks out", they are covering each other perfectly.

for that to be possible, both shapes must have the same basic structure (like number of sides and vertices), both shapes must have the same side lengths and also equally sized angles.

so, when EF is a mirror, then each side is an exact copy of the other, just left/right being turned.

therefore, yes absolutely, CAD is congruent with CBD. and ACB is congruent to ADB.

but do you notice something ?

both mentioned triangles on the left side contain the side AC, and both triangles in the right side contain the side BD.

now, if the triangles are congruent, that means that each of the 3 sides must have an equally long corresponding side in the other triangle.

therefore, AC must be equal to BD.

and that means that AC is congruent to BD.

because lines have no other congruent criteria - only the lengths must be identical.

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