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Geometrycongruence
Congruent
The Idea of a Congruence
A C E D
How much do you
need to know. . .
NO !
SSS
SAS
ASA
AAS
Side-Side-Side (SSS)
B
E
A F
C D
1. AB DE
2. BC EF ABC DEF
3. AC DF
Side-Angle-Side (SAS)
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
YE and ES E
ES and YS S
Y S YS and YE Y
Angle-Side-Angle (ASA)
B
E
A F
C D
1. A D
2. AB DE ABC DEF
3. B E
include
d
side
Included Side
The side between two angles
GI HI GH
Included Side
Y and E YE
E and S ES
Y S S and Y SY
Angle-Angle-Side (AAS)
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)
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
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:
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