Performance Task 1 in Math 8 Quarter 3

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Directions: Read and understand the questions. Write your answers on separate sheet/s of paper.

____ 1. If BCDE is congruent to OPQR, then is congruent to

____ 2-3. Use the information given in the diagram. Tell why and
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D C

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____ 5. The two triangles are congruent as suggested by their appearance. Find the value of c. The diagrams
are not to scale.

38° d°
g 5
b 4

f° e° 52°
3 c

____ 6. Given and , find .

____ 7-8. Justify the last two steps of the proof.
Given: and
Prove:
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____9-10. What 2 congruence postulates will justify that and .

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____11-12. What 2 congruence postulates will justify that ?

____ 13. Name the theorem or postulate that lets you conclude

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____ 14. What postulate or theorem will prove that the two triangles below are congruent?
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____ 15. Is there enough information to conclude that the two triangles are congruent? If so, what is a correct
congruence statement?

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____ 16. Which overlapping triangles are congruent by AAS?

____ 17. Based on the given information, can you conclude that ? Explain.
Given: , , and
 18. Identify the common side of the two triangles.

A B

D C

19-20. Is there enough information to prove the two triangles congruent? If yes, write the congruence
statement and name the postulate you would use. If no, write not possible and tell what other
information you would need.

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