angle acd is supplementary to angles ace and bcd and congruent to angle bce. which statements are true about the angles in the diagram? select three options. angle ace is supplementary to angle bcd. angle bce is supplementary to angle ace. angle bcd is supplementary to angle bce. angle ace is congruent to angle bce. angle bcd is congruent to angle ace.

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1. Given that ∠ACD is supplementary to ∠ACE and ∠BCD, and ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE.
 - For "Angle ACE is supplementary to angle BCD": Since ∠ACD is supplementary to both ∠ACE and ∠BCD, ∠ACE and ∠BCD have the same supplementary angle (∠ACD), so ∠ACE + ∠BCD ≠ 180°? Wait, no—wait, if ∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180° and ∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180°, then ∠ACE = ∠BCD (congruent), not supplementary. Wait, maybe I misread. Wait the first statement: "Angle ACE is supplementary to angle BCD"—no, actually, since ∠ACD is supplementary to ∠ACE (∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180°) and ∠ACD is supplementary to ∠BCD (∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180°), then ∠ACE = ∠BCD (they are congruent, not supplementary). Wait, maybe the second option: "Angle BCE is supplementary to angle ACE"—since ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE, and ∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180°, so ∠BCE + ∠ACE = 180°, so this is true.
 - Third option: "Angle BCD is supplementary to angle BCE"—since ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE, and ∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180°? No, wait ∠ACD and ∠BCD: are they adjacent? Wait the diagram: A and B are on a vertical line, D and E on a diagonal line, intersecting at C. So ∠ACD and ∠BCE are congruent (vertical angles? Wait no, ∠ACD and ∠BCE: ∠ACD and ∠BCE—wait the problem says ∠ACD is congruent to ∠BCE. Then ∠BCD: let's see, ∠BCD and ∠ACE—since ∠ACD is supplementary to ∠ACE, and ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE, so ∠BCE is supplementary to ∠ACE (so second option is true). Then "Angle BCD is supplementary to angle BCE": since ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE, and ∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180°? Wait no, ∠ACD and ∠BCD: are they adjacent? Wait, ∠ACD and ∠BCD—if C is the intersection, then ∠ACD and ∠BCD: wait, A-C-B is a straight line (vertical), D-C-E is a straight line (diagonal). So ∠ACD and ∠BCE are vertical angles? Wait, ∠ACD and ∠BCE: when two lines intersect, vertical angles are congruent. Wait, maybe I messed up. Let's re-express:

Given:
- ∠ACD is supplementary to ∠ACE (∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180°)
- ∠ACD is supplementary to ∠BCD (∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180°)
- ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE (∠ACD = ∠BCE)

So:

1. Angle ACE is supplementary to angle BCD: ∠ACE + ∠BCD. From ∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180 and ∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180, so ∠ACE = ∠BCD (they are congruent, not supplementary). So first option is false.

2. Angle BCE is supplementary to angle ACE: Since ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE, and ∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180°, so ∠BCE + ∠ACE = 180° (supplementary). So this is true.

3. Angle BCD is supplementary to angle BCE: Since ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE, and ∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180°? Wait no, ∠ACD and ∠BCD: are they adjacent? Wait, ∠ACD and ∠BCD—if C is the intersection, then ∠ACD and ∠BCD: let's see, ∠BCD and ∠ACE—wait ∠BCD and ∠ACE: from ∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180, and ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE, so ∠BCE + ∠ACE = 180. Then ∠BCD: since ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE, and ∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180? No, ∠ACD and ∠BCD: are they forming a linear pair? Wait, A-C-B is a straight line, so ∠ACB is 180°. ∠ACD and ∠BCD: ∠ACD + ∠BCD = ∠ACB? No, ∠ACD is part of D-C-E, and ∠BCD is adjacent to ∠ACD? Wait maybe I made a mistake. Wait the third option: "Angle BCD is supplementary to angle BCE"—since ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE, and ∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180°? No, ∠ACD and ∠BCD: if ∠ACD and ∠BCD are adjacent, then ∠ACD + ∠BCD = ∠AC D + ∠BCD—wait, maybe ∠BCD and ∠BCE: ∠BCD + ∠BCE = 180°? Let's see, ∠BCE is congruent to ∠ACD, and ∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180°? No, ∠ACD and ∠BCD: are they supplementary? Wait, A-C-B is a straight line (180°), and D-C-E is a straight line (180°). So ∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180° (linear pair), ∠BCD + ∠BCE = 180° (linear pair). And since ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE (given), then ∠BCD ≅ ∠ACE (because ∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180, ∠BCE + ∠BCD = 180, and ∠ACD = ∠BCE, so ∠ACE = ∠BCD).

Now let's check each option:

- Option 1: Angle ACE is supplementary to angle BCD. Since ∠ACE = ∠BCD (from above), supplementary would mean their sum is 180, but if they are equal, unless they are 90°, which we don't know. So this is false.

- Option 2: Angle BCE is supplementary to angle ACE. Since ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE and ∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180°, then ∠BCE + ∠ACE = 180°, so this is true.

- Option 3: Angle BCD is supplementary to angle BCE. Since ∠BCD + ∠BCE: ∠BCD = ∠ACE (from above), and ∠ACE + ∠BCE = 180° (from option 2), so ∠BCD + ∠BCE = 180°, so this is true? Wait no, wait ∠BCD + ∠BCE: if ∠BCD = ∠ACE, and ∠ACE + ∠BCE = 180°, then ∠BCD + ∠BCE = 180°, so this is true. Wait, maybe I confused earlier.

- Option 4: Angle ACE is congruent to angle BCE. ∠ACE and ∠BCE: ∠ACE is part of the diagonal, ∠BCE is congruent to ∠ACD. Unless ∠ACE = ∠BCE, but we know ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE and ∠ACE = ∠BCD (from earlier), so unless ∠ACD = ∠ACE, which isn't given. So this is false.

- Option 5: Angle BCD is congruent to angle ACE. From earlier, since ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE and ∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180, ∠BCE + ∠BCD = 180, so ∠ACE = ∠BCD. So this is true. Wait, but the problem says to select three options. Wait let's re-express:

Given:

- ∠ACD supplementary to ∠ACE (∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180°)

- ∠ACD supplementary to ∠BCD (∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180°)

- ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE (∠ACD = ∠BCE)

From ∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180 and ∠ACD = ∠BCE, we get ∠BCE + ∠ACE = 180° (so option 2 is true: ∠BCE supplementary to ∠ACE).

From ∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180 and ∠ACD = ∠BCE, we get ∠BCE + ∠BCD = 180° (so option 3 is true: ∠BCD supplementary to ∠BCE).

From ∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180 and ∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180, we get ∠ACE = ∠BCD (so option 5 is true: ∠BCD congruent to ∠ACE).

Wait but the problem says "select three options". Let's check again:

Option 2: ∠BCE supplementary to ∠ACE – true (since ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE and ∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180).

Option 3: ∠BCD supplementary to ∠BCE – true (since ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE and ∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180? Wait no, ∠ACD + ∠BCD: is that 180? Wait, ∠ACD and ∠BCD: are they adjacent? Wait, A-C-B is a straight line (180°), and D-C-E is a straight line (180°). So ∠ACD and ∠ACE are linear pair (supplementary), ∠BCD and ∠BCE are linear pair (supplementary). And since ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE (given), then ∠BCD ≅ ∠ACE (because ∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180, ∠BCE + ∠BCD = 180, so ∠ACE = ∠BCD).

So:

- Option 2: ∠BCE supplementary to ∠ACE – true.

- Option 3: ∠BCD supplementary to ∠BCE – true (because ∠BCD + ∠BCE = ∠BCD + ∠ACD = 180°? Wait no, ∠BCE = ∠ACD, so ∠BCD + ∠BCE = ∠BCD + ∠ACD. But ∠ACD and ∠BCD: are they supplementary? Wait, ∠ACD and ∠BCD: if C is the intersection, then ∠ACD and ∠BCD are adjacent angles forming a linear pair? Wait, A-C-B is vertical, D-C-E is diagonal. So ∠ACD and ∠BCD: ∠ACD is at D-C-A, ∠BCD is at D-C-B. So ∠ACD + ∠BCD = ∠ACB = 180° (since A-C-B is a straight line). Oh! That's the key. So ∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180° (linear pair). Then since ∠ACD = ∠BCE, then ∠BCE + ∠BCD = 180° (so option 3 is true: ∠BCD supplementary to ∠BCE).

- Option 5: ∠BCD congruent to ∠ACE – since ∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180° and ∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180°, then ∠ACE = ∠BCD (so they are congruent, option 5 is true).

Wait but the problem says "select three options". Let's check the options again:

Options:

1. Angle ACE is supplementary to angle BCD – false (they are congruent, not supplementary).

2. Angle BCE is supplementary to angle ACE – true.

3. Angle BCD is supplementary to angle BCE – true.

4. Angle ACE is congruent to angle BCE – false (∠ACE = ∠BCD, ∠BCE = ∠ACD; unless ∠ACD = ∠BCD, which we don't know).

5. Angle BCD is congruent to angle ACE – true.

So the three true options are 2, 3, 5? Wait but let's check the problem statement again: "Angle ACD is supplementary to angles ACE and BCD and congruent to angle BCE." So ∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180, ∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180, ∠ACD ≅ ∠BCE.

So:

- Option 2: ∠BCE + ∠ACE = 180 (since ∠ACD = ∠BCE, so substitute: ∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180, which is true) – true.

- Option 3: ∠BCD + ∠BCE = 180 (since ∠ACD = ∠BCE, substitute: ∠BCD + ∠ACD = 180, which is true because ∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180) – true.

- Option 5: ∠BCD ≅ ∠ACE (since ∠ACD + ∠ACE = 180 and ∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180, so ∠ACE = ∠BCD) – true.

So the three correct options are:

- B. Angle BCE is supplementary to angle ACE.

- C. Angle BCD is supplementary to angle BCE.

- E. Angle BCD is congruent to angle ACE.

Wait but let's confirm with the diagram. A and B are on a vertical line, so ∠ACB is 180°. D and E are on a diagonal line, so ∠DCE is 180°. ∠ACD and ∠BCE are congruent (given). ∠ACD and ∠ACE are supplementary (linear pair), ∠ACD and ∠BCD are supplementary (linear pair, since A-C-B is straight, so ∠ACD + ∠BCD = 180°). Therefore:

- ∠BCE (≅ ∠ACD) + ∠ACE = 180° (supplementary) – option 2 is true.

- ∠BCD + ∠BCE (≅ ∠ACD) = 180° (since ∠BCD + ∠ACD = 180°) – option 3 is true.

- ∠BCD = ∠ACE (since both are supplementary to ∠ACD) – option 5 is true.

So the three true statements are:

- Angle BCE is supplementary to angle ACE.

- Angle BCD is supplementary to angle BCE.

- Angle BCD is congruent to angle ACE.

# Answer:
B. Angle BCE is supplementary to angle ACE, C. Angle BCD is supplementary to angle BCE, E. Angle BCD is congruent to angle ACE

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