Shawna, Guillermo and Sandy compared their homework solutions for problem #8 on page 308.

Each student has an error in reasoning. Find their error and explain, on a separate sheet of paper, what was their error? What did they do wrong or assume, and how could they fix it (if possible)? Given (Conditions): B $ E and

Prove: (ABC $ (DEC

Statement 1. B $ E 2. 3. A $ D 4. (ABC $ (DEC

Reason 1. Given 2. Given 3. Alternate Interior Angles are Congruent 4. AAS $ Theorem

Statement 1. B $ E 2. 3. BCA $ DCE 4. (ABC $ (DEC

Reason 1. Given 2. Given 3. Vertical Angles are Congruent 4. AAS $ Theorem

Statement 1. B $ E & 2.

Reason 1. Given 2. If

 

are congruent, then

 

must be too
3. BCA $ DCE 4. (ABC $ (DEC 3. Vertical Angles are Congruent 4. SAS $ Theorem