Elementary Geometry for College Students (5th Edition)

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1439047901
ISBN 13: 978-1-43904-790-3

Chapter 3 - Section 3.1 - Congruent Triangles - Exercises - Page 135: 20a

Answer

$\overline{MP}$ is the pair of parts that are congruent by Identity.

Work Step by Step

The pair of parts that are congruent by Identity is the side or the angle that both triangles have as its own side or angle. In this image, we can see that both triangles have $\overline{MP}$ as a side of its own. Therefore, here $\overline{MP}$ is the pair of parts that are congruent by Identity.
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