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6.2 AAS Triangle Congruence: Exploring Angle-Angle-Side Congruence
6.2 AAS Triangle Congruence: Exploring Angle-Angle-Side Congruence
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Congruence
If two angles and a non-included side of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding angles
and side of another triangle, are the triangles congruent?
In this activity you’ll be copying a side and two angles from a triangle.
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A Use a compass and straightedge to copy B Copy ∠A using EF
as a side of the angle.
segment AC. Label it as segment EF.
B
B
B
A C
A C
A C
C On a separate transparent sheet or a sheet of D Now overlay the ray from ∠E with the ray from
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tracing paper, copy ∠B. Label its vertex G. ∠G to form a triangle. Make sure that side EF
Make the rays defining ∠G longer than their maintains the length you defined for it.
corresponding sides on △ABC. B B
B
AA CC
A C
Reflect
1. Suppose you had started this activity by copying segment BC and then angles A
and C. Would your results have been the same? Why or why not?
2. Compare your results to those of your classmates. Does this procedure work with
any triangle?
C F
Prove the AAS Congruence Theorem.
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Given: ∠A ≅ ∠D, ∠C ≅ ∠F, BC
≅ EF
9. ∠E ≅ ∠B 9.
3. Discussion The Third Angles Theorem says “If two angles of one triangle
are congruent to two angles of another triangle, then the third pair of
angles are congruent.” How could using this theorem simplify the proof of the
AAS Congruence Theorem?
A B n
AC ≅ EC
Given
∠E ≅ ∠A △ABC ≅ △EDC
Alt. Int Thm. AAS Cong. Thm.
mǁn
Given ∠B ≅ ∠D
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B Given: CB ‖ ED, AB ‖ CD, and CB ≅ ED.
A
Prove: △ABC ≅ △CDE
C B
E D
A C D F
A Given: ∠A ≅ ∠D y
B C D E
It is given that ∠A ≅ ∠D. Also, ∠B ≅ ∠E 4
because both are right angles. Compare
2
AC and DF using the Distance Formula.
AC =
――――――――
√(x - x ) + (y - y ) 2 2
A F x
――――――――― -4 -2
2 1 2 1 0 2 4
= √(-1-(-4)) + (4 - 0) -2
2 2
―――
= √3 + 4 -4
= √―
25
=5
DF =
――――――――
√(x 2 - x 1) 2 + (y 2 - y 1) 2
―――――――
= √(4 - 0) + (1 - 4)
2 2
――――
= 4 + (-3)
2 2
= √―
25
=5
Because two pairs of angles and a pair of non-included sides are congruent,
△ABC ≅ △DEF by AAS. Therefore the triangles have the same perimeter and
the same amount of fencing is needed.
――――――――
YZ = √( x 2 - x 1 ) 2 + ( y 2 - y 1 ) 2
-4 0 2 4 x
――――――――――――
Z
= Y
-4
P
――――――
(
) + ( )
2 2
=
―――――
= +
――
= √
= √(
――――――――
x - x ) + ( y - y )
2 1
2
2 1
2
―――――――――
( ) ( )
2 2
=
- 0 + - 0
―――――――
( ) ( )
2 2
=
+
―――――
= +
――
√
=
Because two pairs of angles and a pair of non-included sides are congruent,
△XYZ ≅ △
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by AAS. Therefore the triangles have the same perimeter and the
same amount of fencing is needed.
Reflect
6. Explain how you could have avoided using the distance formula in Example 2B.
Given: ∠A ≅ ∠D and ∠B ≅ ∠E y
B
4
C E
2
A x
-4 -2 0 2 4 F
-2
D
-4
7. Show that the two triangles are congruent using the AAS Theorem. Use the distance
formula to compare BC and EF.
8. Show that the two triangles are congruent using the AAS Theorem. Use the distance
formula to compare AC and DF.
10. What must be true of the right triangles in the roof truss to use the AAS Congruence
Theorem to prove the two triangles are congruent? Explain.
A C
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11. Essential Question Check-In You know that a pair of triangles has two pairs of
congruent corresponding angles. What other information do you need to show that
the triangles are congruent?
Decide whether you have enough information to determine that the triangles are • Online Homework
congruent. If they are congruent, explain why. • Hints and Help
• Extra Practice
1. B E 2. B
D F
A D A C
C F
E
3. E 4. A D
F
D
A
B
C B F E
C
5. A E 6. A D
D F
C B
F B C
E
Each diagram shows two triangles with two congruent angles or sides. Identify
one additional pair of corresponding angles or sides such that, if the pair were
congruent, the two triangles could be proved congruent by AAS.
7. E 8. A E
B
D B D
A F C F
C
A
C
F
B C
D D
11. B D 12. B
A E
C A D
C
Statements Reasons
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≅ AC
1. AC 1.
‹ ›
−
2. AC bisects ∠BCD. 2. Given
Statements Reasons
Each diagram shows △ABC and △DEF on the coordinate plane, with ∠A ≅ ∠E,
and ∠C ≅ ∠F. Identify whether the two triangles are congruent. If they are not
congruent, explain how you know. If they are congruent, find the length of each
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B C 2 B A
1
D E x E F x
-4 -2 0 2 4 -4 -2 4
F
D
19. y 20. y A
8 4 E
E F
4 2
A D x x
-12 -8 0 4 8 12 2 4 6 8
C F
B-4 -2
-8 -4
C B D
22. Analyze Relationships △XYZ and △KLM have two congruent angles:
∠X ≅ ∠K and ∠Y ≅ ∠L. Can it be concluded that ∠Z ≅ ∠M? Can it be
concluded that the triangles are congruent? Explain.
23. Communicate Mathematical Ideas _ △GHJ and △PQR have two congruent
angles: ∠G ≅ ∠P and ∠H ≅ ∠Q. If HJ is congruent to one of the sides of △PQR, are
the two triangles congruent? Explain.
25. Justify Reasoning Triangles ABC and DEF are constructed with the
following angles: m∠A = 35°, m∠B = 45°, m∠D = 65°, m∠E = 45°. Also,
AC = DF = 12 units. Are the two triangles congruent? Explain.
26. Justify Reasoning Triangles ABC and DEF are constructed with the
following angles: m∠A = 65°, m∠B = 60°, m∠D = 65°, m∠F = 55°. Also,
AB = DE = 7 units. Are the two triangles congruent? Explain.
27. Algebra A bicycle frame includes △VSU and △VTU, which lie in
intersecting planes. From the given angle measures, can you conclude that
△VSU ≅ △VTU? Explain.
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