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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.
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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We are given four congruent sides. Let's mark them in the given diagram. We will also highlight the vertical angles ∠QRV and ∠WRS.
By the Vertical Angles Theorem we get ∠QRV ≅ ∠WRS.
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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