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Question
Which congruence criterion do you use in the following?
Given: ∠MLN = ∠FGH
∠NML = ∠GFH
ML = FG
So, ΔLMN ≅ ΔGFH

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Solution
ASA, as two angles and the side included between these angles of ΔLMN are equal to two angles and the side included between these angles of ΔGFH.
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