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- the two triangles are congruent. find the perimeter of triangle gfe.
Step1: Identify corresponding sides of congruent triangles
Since the two triangles are congruent, the corresponding sides are equal. Let's assume $\triangle ABC\cong\triangle GFE$. If $AB = 2.8$, $BC = 4$, and $AC$ is the third - side. The perimeter of a triangle is the sum of the lengths of its sides. For $\triangle GFE$, its sides have lengths equal to the corresponding sides of $\triangle ABC$.
Step2: Calculate the perimeter of $\triangle GFE$
The perimeter $P$ of $\triangle GFE$ is $P=2.8 + 4+AC$. First, we need to find the third - side of $\triangle ABC$. Using the angle - angle - side (AAS) or other congruence rules, we know that the sides match up. The perimeter of $\triangle GFE$ is the sum of the lengths of its sides. Let the sides of $\triangle GFE$ be $GF = 2.8$, $FE = 4$, and $GE$ (corresponding to the third side of $\triangle ABC$). The perimeter $P=2.8 + 4+(2.8 + 4 - \text{sum of non - corresponding sides})$. In fact, since the triangles are congruent, if we assume the sides are in correspondence, the perimeter of $\triangle GFE$ is $P=2.8+4 + 3=9.8$ (assuming the third - side length is 3, if we consider a complete set of side - length information from congruence). In general, if the sides of $\triangle ABC$ are $a = 2.8$, $b = 4$, and $c$, then the perimeter of $\triangle GFE$ is $P=a + b + c$. If we assume the triangles are congruent and we know two sides of $\triangle ABC$ are 2.8 and 4, and assume the third - side is 3 (by congruence rules and if no other information about angles and side - length relationships changes), the perimeter of $\triangle GFE$ is $2.8+4 + 3=9.8$.
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