Question

How do you determine if the line segments are congruent

Answer 1

You can know if they are congruent by the length of both lines! <span />

Answer 2

You must calculate the length of the segments.

Suppose segments AB and CD
Being A (m, n), B (p, q)  C(r,s) and D(t,u)

They are congruent if:

$\boxed{(p-m)^2+(q-n)^2=(t-r)^2+(u-s)^2}$