It is given that  AC = BD. After proving that △BAD≅△ABC△BAD≅△ABC  and △ADC≅△BCD△ADC≅△BCD, a teacher asks the students to prove that the parallelogram is a rectangle. Part of the proof is displayed, but two of the reasons are missing.

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Chapter5: Similar Triangles
Section5.2: Similar Polygons
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It is given that  AC = BD. After proving that △BAD≅△ABC△BAD≅△ABC  and △ADC≅△BCD△ADC≅△BCD, a teacher asks the students to prove that the parallelogram is a rectangle. Part of the proof is displayed, but two of the reasons are missing.

 

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