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Answer:
(b) Transitive property of congruence
Step-by-step explanation:
The relations involved are all congruence relations, eliminating choices A and C.
The symmetric property tells you ...
if A ≅ B, then B ≅ A
It is not applicable in this case.
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The applicable property is the transitive property of congruence:
if A ≅ B and B ≅ C, then A ≅ C.
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Additional comment
This is similar to, but distinct from, the substitution property of congruence:
if A ≅ B and A ≅ C, then B ≅ C.
