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Congruent Right Triangles Notes
Congruent Right Triangles Notes
Congruent Right Triangles Notes
HA, LA, LL notes.notebook November 14, 2011
Congruent Right Triangles: HL, LL, HA, LA
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L po
ten
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g
Ang
le
Leg
2. The right angle box will be provided in the
triangle picture ex.)
3. The problem will state that 2 segments are
perpendicular ex.) AB ⊥ BC A
B C
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Conversions to Right Triangles
SSS HL or LL
SAS LL
ASA LA
AAS LA or HA
SSA HL
What postulate (LL, LA, HL, HA) proves that
the triangles are congruent?
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O D P In a raquetball game, a ball is hit from the right wall at C
to the middle of the front wall at D. It rebounds to the left
wall at E. Since P and O are corners of a room, they
form right angles.
E C
Point D is the midpoint of OP. The ball rebounds
≅
at the same angle at which it strikes the wall, thus PDC ODE . Which postulate explains
≅ EOD ? _______________
why CPD
P S
R is the midpoint of both PT and QS.
R ≅
Which theorem explains why PRQ TRS?
_____________
Which postulate supports PRQ ≅ TRS? ____________
Q T
G
In ABC and DEF, AB DE ≅
≅ , AC DF, and
≅ . Which postulate can explain why
A D B E
ABC ≅ DEF ? _______________
A D
C F