Given: XY || ZW Prove: △XYV ~ △ZWV

Triangles X V Y and W V Z are connected at point V. Sides X Y and W Z are parallel.

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We are given that XY is parallel to ZW. If XZ is a transversal that intercepts XY and ZW, angle and angle are alternate interior angles. Since XY is parallel to ZW, we know that these angles are . We also know that angle XVY and angle ZVW are angles, and thus congruent. We can conclude that △XYV ~ △ZWV using the similarity theorem.

Statement reason 1. δabc is similar to δced. given 2. 3. definition of slope 4. slope of slope of definition of slope 5. slope of × slope of multiplying the slopes 6. slope of × slope of substitution property of equality 7. slope of × slope of simplifying the right side the table contains the proof of the relationship between the slopes of two perpendicular lines. what is the reason for statement 2? a. parallel line segments that meet a common perpendicular line are proportional in length. b. the lengths of vertical and horizontal sides in congruent triangles are in a common ratio. c. trigonometric identities determine the lengths of the legs in a right triangle. d. corresponding side lengths in similar triangles are proportional in length.