Finish the proof that segment BC `cong` segment DE by filling in the missing statement and reasons.
2.<BAC`cong` <DAE 2.________
3.segment AC `cong` segment AE 3.Given
5. segment BC `cong` segment DE 5.__________
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1. `AB cong AD` 1. given (as indicated by the marks on the picture)
2. `<BAC cong <DAE` 2. Angles with colinear sides are congruent
3. `AC cong AE` 3. Given
4. `Delta AED cong Delta ABC` 4. Triangles are congruent when two sides and the angles in between them are congruent.
5.`BC cong DE` 5. In congruent trianlges, all sides are congruent.
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