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Look for vertical angles. You'll need to use the Side-Angle-Side (SAS) Congruence Postulate and the Angle-Side-Angle (ASA) Congruence Postulate.
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Reasons
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1. QR ≅ WR ≅ RV ≅ RS
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1. Given
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2. ∠ QRV ≅ ∠ WRS
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2. Vertical Angles Theorem
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3. △ QRV ≅ △ WRS
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3. Side-Angle-Side (SAS) Congruence Postulate
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4. ∠ Q ≅ ∠ W
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4. Definition of congruent polygons
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5. ∠ QRT ≅ ∠ WRU
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5. Vertical Angles Theorem
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6. △ QRT ≅ △ WRU
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6. Side-Angle-Side (ASA) Congruence Postulate
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7. QT ≅ WU
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7. Definition of congruent polygons
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We are given four congruent sides. Let's mark them in the given diagram. We will also highlight the vertical angles ∠ QRV and ∠ WRS.
cc QR ≅ WR & Side ∠ QRV ≅ ∠ WRS & Included Angle RV ≅ RS & Side Using the Side-Angle-Side (SAS) Congruence Postulate we conclude that △ QRV ≅ △ WRS, which implies that ∠ Q ≅ ∠ W. Next, we will highlight another pair of vertical angles.
One more time, by the Vertical Angles Theorem we get ∠ QRT ≅ ∠ WRU. cc ∠ Q ≅ ∠ W & Angle QR ≅ WR & Included Side ∠ QRT ≅ ∠ WRU & Angle By applying the Angle-Side-Angle (ASA) Congruence Postulate we conclude that △ QRT ≅ △ WRU, which implies that QT ≅ WU.
In the following table we summarize the proof we did before.
Statements
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Reasons
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1. QR ≅ WR ≅ RV ≅ RS
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1. Given
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2. ∠ QRV ≅ ∠ WRS
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2. Vertical Angles Theorem
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3. △ QRV ≅ △ WRS
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3. Side-Angle-Side (SAS) Congruence Postulate
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4. ∠ Q ≅ ∠ W
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4. Definition of congruent polygons
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5. ∠ QRT ≅ ∠ WRU
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5. Vertical Angles Theorem
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6. △ QRT ≅ △ WRU
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6. Side-Angle-Side (ASA) Congruence Postulate
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7. QT ≅ WU
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7. Definition of congruent polygons
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