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2.5.3 Journal: Proofs of Congruence The Engineers' Conjectures: The engineers are designing a bridge truss, and they need to prove that two triangles inside the truss are congruent. 1. Complete the table to summarize what you know about each engineer's conjecture: (2 points: 1 point for each row of the chart) Engineer Conjecture Natalie Emma 2. Analyze the conjectures. Who do you think is correct, and why? (1 point) Analyzing the Data 3. Here is a picture of the bridge truss, and the given information: Fill out the two-column proof to prove that BED BEF. You may not need to use all the rows. (5 points) Statement Reason 4. State how you know that BDF is an isosceles triangle. (2 points) 5. Using the previous problem, fill out the two-column proof that ABD CBF. You may not need to use all t

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Statement Reason AB and BC are congruent CPCTC DB and FB are congruent CPCTC Angle EBD congruent to angle EFB CPCTC Angle ABD congruent to angle EBD Alternate angle theorem Angle FBC congruent to angle EFB Alternate angle theorem ABD CBF SAS theorem