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Congruent Triangles 695D4B

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Question: Identify the congruent triangles in the figure. Left top: triangle $PQR$, right angle at $Q$; $P$ is top-left, $Q$ is top-right, $R$ is bottom. Right top: triangle $NMO$, right angle at $N$; $N$ is top-left, $M$ is top-right, $O$ is bottom. A $\triangle OMN \cong \triangle RPQ$ B $\triangle MNO \cong \triangle RQP$ C $\triangle NOM \cong \triangle RQP$ D $\triangle NMO \cong \triangle RPQ$
1. **Problem Statement:** Identify which pair of triangles are congruent among the options given. 2. **Triangles Description:** - $\triangle PQR$ with right angle at $Q$. - $\triangle NMO$ with right angle at $N$. 3. **Congruence Criteria:** For two right triangles to be congruent, we can use the RHS (Right angle-Hypotenuse-Side) criterion. 4. **Check each option:** - Option A: $\triangle OMN \cong \triangle RPQ$ - Note the order of vertices matters. $OMN$ means right angle at $M$ (since $N$ is second), but $\triangle NMO$ has right angle at $N$, so this order is inconsistent. - Option B: $\triangle MNO \cong \triangle RQP$ - $MNO$ means right angle at $N$ (middle vertex), matching $\triangle NMO$'s right angle at $N$. - $RQP$ means right angle at $Q$ (middle vertex), matching $\triangle PQR$'s right angle at $Q$. - So both triangles have right angles at the middle vertex. - Option C: $\triangle NOM \cong \triangle RQP$ - $NOM$ means right angle at $O$ (middle vertex), but $\triangle NMO$ has right angle at $N$, so order is inconsistent. - Option D: $\triangle NMO \cong \triangle RPQ$ - $NMO$ means right angle at $N$, matching $\triangle NMO$. - $RPQ$ means right angle at $P$, but $\triangle PQR$ has right angle at $Q$, so order is inconsistent. 5. **Conclusion:** Only option B correctly matches the right angles and vertex order. **Final answer:** $\boxed{\triangle MNO \cong \triangle RQP}$
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