Triangle

Congruence
SSS, SAS, ASA, & AAS
Proving Triangles
Congruent
The Idea of a Congruence

Two geometric figures with

exactly the same size and
shape.
F

A C E D
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.
B
1. AB  DE
2. BC  EF A
C
3. AC  DF
4.  A   D ABC   DEF
5.  B   E
E
6.  C   F F
D
Do you need all six ?

NO !

SSS
SAS
ASA
AAS
Side-Side-Side (SSS) Postulate
B
E

A F
C D

1. AB  DE
2. BC  EF ABC   DEF
3. AC  DF
Side-Angle-Side (SAS) Postulate
B
E

A F
C D

1. AB  DE
2. A   D ABC   DEF
3. AC  DF
included
angle
 Included Angle
The angle between two sides

G I H
 Included Angle

Name the included angle:

E

YE and ES E
ES and YS S

Y S
YS and YE Y
Angle-Side-Angle (ASA) Postulate
B
E

A F
C D

1. A   D
2. AB  DE ABC   DEF
3.  B   E
included
side
 Included Side
The side between two angles

GI HI GH
 Included Side

Name the included side:

E

Y and E YE
E and S ES
Y S S and Y SY
Angle-Angle-Side (AAS) Theorem
B
E

A F
C D

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)

Yes, SAS Postulate

Yes, ASA Postulate

No,SSA Yes, SSS Postulate

 Name That Postulate
(when possible)

No, AAA
Yes, ASA Postulate

Yes, SAS Postulate

No,SSA
 Name That Postulate
(when possible)

Vertical
Angles
Reflexive
Property SAS SAS

Vertical Reflexive
Angles SAS Property SSA
HW: Name That Postulate
(when possible)
HW: Name That Postulate
(when 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
 HW
Indicate the additional information needed
to enable us to apply the specified
congruence postulate.

For ASA:

For SAS:

For AAS:
Write a congruence statement for
each pair of triangles represented.

B D

A C
E F
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C Y

A B X Z

INCLUDED SIDE
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
} Your Only Ways
To Prove
Triangles Are
Congruent
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
Ex 1
In 
ΔDEF
and 

ΔLMN
,D N
,
DE
Na


E
L
. Write
a
congr
stat


DEF 
NLM
Ex 2
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
Ex 3
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.
Ex 4
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.
Ex 5 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.
Ex 6 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 7 J K

M L

ΔJMK  ΔLKM by SAS or

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.
Ex 8
J
T

L
K V
U

Not possible
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