RIDDLES:

• A man wanted to enter an exclusive club but did not

know the password that was required. He waited by
the door and listened. A club member knocked on
the door and the doorman said, "twelve." The
member replied, "six " and was let in. A second
member came to the door and the doorman said,
"six." The member replied, "three" and was let in.
The man thought he had heard enough and walked
up to the door. The doorman said ,"ten" and the man
replied, "five." But he was not let in. What should
have he said?
RIDDLES:
• Samuel was out for a walk when it started to
rain. He did not have an umbrella and he
wasn't wearing a hat. His clothes were soaked,
yet not a single hair on his head got wet. How
could this happen?
Triangle Congruence
Congruent triangles: Triangles that are
the same size and the same shape.
C F

A B D E

In the figure DEF  ABC

Congruence Statement: tells us the order in

which the sides and
angles are congruent
If 2 triangles are congruent:
The congruence statement tells us which
parts of the 2 triangles are corresponding
“match up”.
ABC  DEF Means
3 Angles:
A  D, B  E, C  F
and
3 Sides: AB  DE, BC  EF, andAC  DF
ORDER IS VERY IMPORTANT
 Example
C F

A R T E
In the figure TEF  ARC

A  T, R  E, C  F
AR  TE, RC  EF, AC  TF
 Example 2

Congruent Triangles
Write the Congruence
A Z Statement

ABC  ZXY
B C X Y
Example 3
R
J  ______
K
S  ______
JKL  RST
KL  ______
ST
Example 3 : Congruence Statement

Finish the following congruence

statement: N M L
ΔJKL  Δ_ _ _

J M

K
N
Definition of Congruent: Two triangles are congruent
Triangles if and only if their
(CPCTC) corresponding parts are
congruent. (tells us when
Triangles are congruent)

Are the 2 Triangles Congruent. If so write

The congruence statement.
Write a congruence statement for each
pair of triangles represented.

B D

A C
E F
How much do you
need to know. . .

. . . about two triangles

to prove that they
are congruent?
 Corresponding Parts
You learned that if all six pairs of
corresponding parts (sides and angles)
are congruent, then the triangles are
congruent.
1. AB  DE
2. BC  EF
3. AC  DF
4.  A   D
ABC   DEF
5.  B   E
6.  C   F
Do you need all six ?

NO !

SSS
SAS
ASA
AAS
 Side-Side-Side (SSS)

1. AB  DE
2. BC  EF ABC   DEF
3. AC  DF
 SSS - Postulate
If all the sides of one triangle are congruent to all of
the sides of a second triangle, then the triangles are
congruent. (SSS)

A
6cm
4cm

B 7cm C
D

4cm 6cm

E 7cm F
 Side-Angle-Side (SAS)

1. AB  DE
2. A   D ABC   DEF
3. AC  DF
included
angle
 SAS - Postulate

If two sides and the included angle of one

triangle are congruent to two sides and the
included angle of a second triangle, then the
triangles are congruent. (SAS)
S
L P Q
A
S S
A
J

S K

JKL  PQR by SAS R

 A
4cm

B 60o C
6cm
D

4cm
60o
E 6cm F
 Definition – Included Angle
J

 K is the angle between

JK and KL. It is called the
included angle of sides JK
K
L
and KL.

What is the included angle J

for sides KL and JL?

L
K
L
 Included Angle
The angle between two sides

G I H
Angle-Side-Angle (ASA)
Congruence Postulate

Two angles and the INCLUDED side

 ASA - Postulate

If two angles and the included side of one

triangle are congruent to two angles and the
included side of a second triangle, then the
triangles are congruent. (ASA)
J X
Y

K
L
JKL  ZXY by ASA Z
 A
60o
4cm

B 62o C
D
60o
4cm

62o
E F
 Angle-Side-Angle (ASA)

1. A   D
2. AB  DE ABC   DEF
3.  B   E
included
side
 Definition – Included Side
J
JK is the side between
 J and  K. It is called
the included side of angles
K
J and K.
L

J
What is the included side
for angles K and L?

KL
K
L
 Included Side
The side between two angles

GI HI GH
Angle-Angle-Side (AAS)
Congruence Postulate

Two Angles and One Side that is

NOT included
 AAS (Angle, Angle, Side)

• If two angles and a non-

included side of one triangle A
are congruent to two angles
and the corresponding non- C
included side of another
D B
triangle, . . .

then F
the 2 triangles are E
CONGRUENT!
 Angle-Angle-Side (AAS)

1. A   D
2.  B   E ABC   DEF
3. BC  EF
Non-included
side
Warning: No SSA Postulate

There is no such
thing as an SSA
postulate!

B E

F
A C
D

NOT CONGRUENT
Warning: No AAA Postulate
There is no such
thing as an AAA
postulate!

E
B

A C F
D

NOT CONGRUENT
The Congruence Postulates
 SSS correspondence
 ASA correspondence
 SAS correspondence
 AAS correspondence
 SSA correspondence
 AAA correspondence
Name That Postulate
(when possible)

SAS
ASA

SSA SSS
 Name That Postulate
(when possible)

AAA
ASA

SAS SSA
 Name That Postulate
(when possible)

Vertical
Angles
Reflexive
Property SAS SAS

Vertical Reflexive
Angles SAS Property SSA
DAY 2
RIDDLES
Add me to myself and multiply
by 4.
Divide me by 8 and you will
have me once more.
What number am I?
RIDDLES

• Can you solve the equation? 🟨➖🔵=❓

Do you need to use these
for right triangles ?

HL
HA
LL
LA
 Right triangle vocabulary

Leg hypotenuse

leg
Since you know the right angles always match you only need
two more parts to be congruent.
LL : leg - leg
LA : leg - angle
HA : hypotenuse - angle
HL : hypotenuse - leg
Name That Postulate
(when possible)
The Triangle Congruence
Postulates &Theorems
FOR ALL TRIANGLES

SSS SAS ASA AAS

FOR RIGHT TRIANGLES ONLY

HL LL HA LA
Only
this
one is
 Summary

• Any Triangle may be proved congruent by:

(SSS)
(SAS)
(ASA)
(AAS)

• Right Triangles may also be proven congruent by HL (

Hypotenuse Leg)

• Parts of triangles may be shown to be congruent by

Congruent Parts of Congruent Triangles are Congruent
(CPCTC).
Things you can mark on a triangle when they aren’t
marked.

Overlapping sides are

congruent in each
triangle by the
REFLEXIVE property

Alt Int
Vertical Angles are
Angles are congruent
congruent given
parallel lines
What other pair of angles needs to be
marked so that the two triangles are
congruent by AAS?
D L E  N
M

N
E
What other pair of angles needs to be
marked so that the two triangles are
congruent by ASA?
D
L
D  L
M

E N
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.
G K

H J

ΔGIH  ΔJIK by
AAS
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.
B A

D E

ΔABC  ΔEDC by
ASA
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.
A E

B
D

ΔACB  ΔECD by
SAS
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.
Ex 8
J
T

L
K V
U

Not possible
 Let’s Practice
Indicate the additional information needed
to enable us to apply the specified
congruence postulate.

For ASA: B  D
For SAS: AC  FE
For AAS: A  F
 QUIZ
A. Indicate the additional information
needed to enable us to apply the specified
congruence postulate.

For ASA:

For SAS:

For AAS:
 QUIZ
B. Indicate the additional information
needed to enable us to apply the specified
congruence postulate.
A

For LA: B C
D
For LL:

E F
 QUIZ
A. Indicate the additional information
needed to enable us to apply the specified
congruence postulate.

For ASA: N  V
For SAS: MK  UT
For AAS: M  U
 QUIZ
B. Indicate the additional information
needed to enable us to apply the specified
congruence postulate.
A

A  D
For LA: C  F B C
D
For LL: BC  EF

E F