Determine whether the given conditions are sufficient to prove that ∆PQR ∆MNO.Justify your answers. PQ≅MN,PR≅MO,QR≅NO
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No, the given conditions are not sufficient to prove that ∆PQR ∆MNO. To prove that two triangles are congruent, you need to show that all three sides and all three angles are congruent. The given conditions only show that two sides and two angles are congruent.
To determine if the given conditions are sufficient to prove that ∆PQR is congruent to ∆MNO, we need to analyze if the corresponding sides and corresponding angles are congruent.
Given conditions:
1. PQ ≅ MN
2. PR ≅ MO
3. QR ≅ NO
To prove that two triangles are congruent, we can use the Side-Side-Side (SSS) congruence criterion. This criterion states that if the corresponding sides of two triangles are congruent, then the triangles are also congruent.
In this case, we have three pairs of congruent sides: PQ ≅ MN, PR ≅ MO, and QR ≅ NO. Therefore, the Side-Side-Side (SSS) criterion is satisfied.
However, it is also necessary to confirm that the corresponding angles are congruent to justify the congruence of the triangles. If the corresponding angles are congruent, we can use the Side-Side-Angle (SSA) congruence criterion.
Since no information is provided about the angles, we cannot determine if the corresponding angles of the triangles are congruent.
Therefore, based solely on the given conditions, we can only conclude that some sides of ∆PQR are congruent to some sides of ∆MNO, but we cannot determine if the triangles themselves are congruent without further information about the angles.
To determine whether the given conditions are sufficient to prove that triangles ∆PQR and ∆MNO are congruent, we need to use the congruence criteria.
The congruence criteria for triangles are:
1. Side-Side-Side (SSS) Criterion: If all three sides of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding sides of another triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.
2. Side-Angle-Side (SAS) Criterion: If two sides and the included angle of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding sides and angle of another triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.
3. Angle-Side-Angle (ASA) Criterion: If two angles and the included side of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding angles and side of another triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.
4. Angle-Angle-Side (AAS) Criterion: If two angles and a non-included side of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding angles and side of another triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.
5. Hypotenuse-Leg (HL) Criterion: If the hypotenuse and a leg of one right triangle are congruent to the hypotenuse and corresponding leg of another right triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.
In this case, we are given the following information:
PQ ≅ MN (corresponding sides are congruent)
PR ≅ MO (corresponding sides are congruent)
QR ≅ NO (corresponding sides are congruent)
If we use the SSS criterion, we can see that all three sides of triangle ∆PQR are congruent to the corresponding sides of triangle ∆MNO.
Therefore, based on the given conditions, we can conclude that triangles ∆PQR and ∆MNO are congruent.
Note: It is important to justify your answer by stating which congruence criterion you are using and explaining how the given conditions satisfy that criterion.