1. **State the problem:** Prove that \(\angle ABD\) and \(\angle EBC\) are complementary angles given the statements and reasons.
2. **Step 1:** Given \(\overline{BD} \perp \overline{BC}\), by definition of perpendicular lines, \(\angle DBC\) is a right angle.
3. **Step 2:** Since \(\angle DBC\) is a right angle, its measure is \(90^\circ\), so \(m \angle DBC = 90^\circ\).
4. **Step 3:** By the Angle Addition Postulate, the measure of \(\angle DBC\) is the sum of the measures of \(\angle DBE\) and \(\angle EBC\):
$$m \angle DBE + m \angle EBC = m \angle DBC$$
5. **Step 4:** Substitute \(m \angle DBC = 90^\circ\) into the equation:
$$m \angle DBE + m \angle EBC = 90^\circ$$
6. **Step 5:** Given \(\angle ABD \cong \angle DBE\), by definition of congruent angles, their measures are equal:
$$m \angle ABD = m \angle DBE$$
7. **Step 6:** Substitute \(m \angle DBE\) with \(m \angle ABD\) in the sum:
$$m \angle ABD + m \angle EBC = 90^\circ$$
8. **Step 7:** By definition, two angles whose measures add up to \(90^\circ\) are complementary.
9. **Conclusion:** Therefore, \(\angle ABD\) and \(\angle EBC\) are complementary angles.
This completes the proof.
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