Question 7. Reasoning A carpenter trims a triangular peak of a house with three 7 -ft pieces of molding. The carpenter uses 21ft of molding to trim a second triangular peak. Are the two triangles formed congruent? Explain.

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Section10.3: Areas Of Parallelograms
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7. Reasoning A carpenter trims a triangular peak of a house with three 7 -ft pieces of molding. The carpenter uses 21ft of molding to trim a second triangular peak. Are the two triangles
formed congruent? Explain.
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