In triangles ABC and DEF, angles B and E each have measure 27° and angles C and F each have measure 41°. Which additional piece of information is sufficient to determine whether triangle ABC is congruent to triangle DEF ?

Explanation

Choice C is correct. Since angles B and E each have the same measure and angles C and F each have the same measure, triangles ABC and DEF are similar, where side BC corresponds to side EF. To determine whether two similar triangles are congruent, it is sufficient to determine whether one pair of corresponding sides are congruent. Therefore, to determine whether triangles ABC and DEF are congruent, it is sufficient to determine whether sides BC and EF have equal length. Thus, knowing the lengths of BC and EF is sufficient to determine whether triangle ABC is congruent to triangle DEF .