By looking at linear equations we can tell how they will interact in the coordinate plane. what are possible if two linear equations are graphed? .
a. they could be parallel to each other..
b. they could intersect at two points..
c. they could be perpendicular to each other..
d. they could be skew lines..
e. they could be the same line.

Given: ab ≅ cd and ad ≅ bc prove: abcd is a parallelogram. statements reasons 1. ab ≅ cd; ad ≅ bc 1. given 2. ac ≅ ac 2. reflexive property 3. △adc ≅ △cba 3. ? 4. ∠dac ≅ ∠bca; ∠acd ≅ ∠cab 4. cpctc 5. ∠dac and ∠bca are alt. int. ∠s; ∠acd and ∠cab are alt. int. ∠s 5. definition of alternate interior angles 6. ab ∥ cd; ad ∥ bc 6. converse of the alternate interior angles theorem 7. abcd is a parallelogram 7. definition of parallelogram what is the missing reason in step 3? triangle angle sum theorem sas congruency theorem sss congruency theorem cpctc