The following is a model for the number of bacteria in a dish that triple every hour. y = 4(3)x. How many hours will it take for there to be 972 bacteria?

In the figure below, ∠dec ≅ ∠dce, ∠b ≅ ∠f, and segment df is congruent to segment bd. point c is the point of intersection between segment ag and segment bd, while point e is the point of intersection between segment ag and segment df. the figure shows a polygon comprised of three triangles, abc, dec, and gfe. prove δabc ≅ δgfe.