Congruent triangles have congruent sides and congruent angles.

The parts of congruent triangles that “match” are called corresponding parts.

Complete each congruence statement.

CA

E

D

B

F

? ABC DEF

? ACB ECD

C

A

ED

B

Complete each congruence statement.

? GHK GTK

KG

H

T

Complete each congruence statement.

Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles are

Congruent

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If CAT DOG, then A ___

because ________.

OCPCTC

C

A T

O

D

G

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If FJH QRS, then ___ and F ___ because _______.Q CPCTC

J H RS

B CPCTCIf XYZ ABC, then ___ and Y ___ because _______.

ZX CA

Overlapping sides are congruent in

each triangle by the REFLEXIVE property

Vertical Angles

are congruen

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Alt Int Angles are congruent

given parallel

lines

Before we start…let’s get a few things straight

A B

C

X Z

Y

INCLUDED ANGLE

Side-Side-Side (SSS) Congruence Postulate

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4 45 5

All Three sides in one triangle are congruent to all three sides

in the other triangle

Side-Angle-Side (SAS) Congruence Postulate

Two sides and the INCLUDED angle

Example #1

statement. congruence a Write.

and , , trianglesIn two

UWDE

VWFEUVDF

DFE UVW

by ____SSS

Determine whether the triangles are congruent. If they are, write a congruency statement explaining why they are congruent.R

T

S

Y

X

Z

ΔRST ΔYZX by SSS

Example #2

Not congruent.Not enough Information to Tell

R

TS

B

A C

Determine whether the triangles are congruent. If they are, write a congruency statement explaining why they are congruent.

Example #3

Determine whether the triangles are congruent. If they are, write a congruency statement explaining why they are congruent.

Example #4

R

P

S

Q

ΔPQS ΔPRS by SAS

Determine whether the triangles are congruent. If they are, write a congruency statement explaining why they are congruent.

Example #5

R

P

S

Q

ΔPQR ΔSTU by SSS

T

U

Determine whether the triangles are congruent. If they are, write a congruency statement explaining why they are congruent.

Example #6

N

M

R

Not congruent.Not enough Information to Tell

Q

P

Before we start…let’s get a few things straight

INCLUDED SIDE

A B

C

X Z

Y

Angle-Side-Angle (ASA) Congruence Postulate

Two angles and the INCLUDED side

Angle-Angle-Side (AAS) Congruence Postulate

Two Angles and One Side that is NOT included

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Congruent

NO BAD WORDS

Example #1

statement. congruence a Write.

and ,, and In

LE

NLDENDΔLMNΔDEF

DEF NLM

by ____ASA

Example #2

What other pair of angles needs to be marked so that the two triangles are congruent by AAS?

F

D

E

M

L

N

NE

Example #3

What other pair of angles needs to be marked so that the two triangles are congruent by ASA?

F

D

E

M

L

N

LD

Determine whether each pair of triangles is congruent by SSS, SAS, ASA, or AAS. If it is not possible to prove that they are congruent, write not possible.

ΔGIH ΔJIK by AAS

G

I

H J

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ΔABC ΔEDC by ASA

B A

C

ED

Example #5

Determine if whether each pair of triangles is congruent by SSS, SAS, ASA, or AAS. If it is not possible to prove that they are congruent, write not possible.

ΔACB ΔECD by SASB

A

C

E

D

Example #6

Determine if whether each pair of triangles is congruent by SSS, SAS, ASA, or AAS. If it is not possible to prove that they are congruent, write not possible.

Not possible

K

J

L

T

U

Example #7

Determine if whether each pair of triangles is congruent by SSS, SAS, ASA, or AAS. If it is not possible to prove that they are congruent, write not possible.

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