triangle ADB, point C lies on segment AB and forms segment CD, angle ACD measures 90 degrees. Point A is labeled jungle gym and point B is labeled monkey bars.
Beth is planning a playground and has decided to place the swings in such a way that they are the same distance from the jungle gym and the monkey bars. If Beth places the swings at point D, how could she prove that point D is equidistant from the jungle gym and monkey bars?
If segment AC ≅ segment BC, then point D is equidistant from points A and B because congruent parts of congruent triangles are congruent.
If segment AD ≅ segment CD, then point D is equidistant from points A and B because a point on a perpendicular bisector is equidistant from the endpoints of the segment it intersects.
If segment AC ≅ segment BC, then point D is equidistant from points A and B because a point on a perpendicular bisector is equidistant from the endpoints of the segment it intersects.
If segment AD ≅ segment CD, then point D is equidistant from points A and B because congruent parts of congruent triangles are congruent.
The correct statement is:
If segment AD ≅ segment CD, then point D is equidistant from points A and B because a point on a perpendicular bisector is equidistant from the endpoints of the segment it intersects.