PLEASE HEL (27 points) (05.01 MC)

In ΔABC shown below, BD over BA equals BE over BC:

Triangle ABC with segment DE intersecting sides AB and BC respectively.

The following flowchart proof with missing statements and reasons proves that if a line intersects two sides of a triangle and divides these sides proportionally, the line is parallel to the third side:

Top path, by Given the ratio of line segments BD to BA is equal to the ratio of line segments BE to BC. By Side Angle Side Simi

Which reason can be used to fill in the numbered blank space? (5 points)

Group of answer choices

1. ∠A ≅ ∠A
2. Reflexive Property of Equality

1. ∠A ≅ ∠B
2. Corresponding Parts of Similar Triangles

1. ∠A ≅ ∠B
2. Corresponding Angles Postulate

1. ∠B ≅ ∠B
2. Reflexive Property of Equality

the answer is 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Mark

answer:   segregation violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment, which holds that no state can “deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

details/explanation:

brown v. board of education of topeka, decided by the us supreme court in 1954, ruled that all americans are entitled to the same civil liberties and protections in regard to access to education. until that decision, it was legal to segregate schools according to race, so that black students could not attend the same schools as white students.   an older supreme court decision, plessy v. ferguson (1896), had said that separate, segregated public facilities were acceptable as long as the facilities offered were equal in quality.   in the case of brown v. board of education, that standard was challenged and defeated.   segregation was shown to create inequality, and the supreme court unanimously ruled segregation to be unconstitutional.

the ruling was important in advancing civil rights because it affirmed that the 14th amendment applies to all rights and privileges of citizens, including access to   education.   this was being violated by states whose laws supported the segregation of schools.   section 1 of the 14th amendment reads as follows: