TRIANGLE

CONGRUENC
E POSTULATE
OBJECTIVES
:
● Illustrate the SAS, ASA, SSS,
congruence postulate and SAA
theorem; and
● illustrate inductive skills to prove
congruence between triangle.
 INCLUDED SIDE AND ANGLE OF A
TRIANGLE
• In a triangle, when the A
vertices of the two angles are ∆ 𝑨𝑩𝑪
the endpoints of the segment,
the segment is said to be the
INCLUDED SIDE of the two B C
angles.
Identify the included side of and and
• When the sides of an angle are the included angle of AB and BC.
the two sides of the triangle,
then the angle is said to be
INCLUDED ANGLE of the
Included side of ∠𝐴 and ∠𝐶: 𝐴𝐶
two sides.
Included angle of AB and BC: ∠𝐵
LET’S TRY!
A
Identify the following in

1. Include side of and

2. Include angle of AC and EC.

3. Include side of and .

4. Include angle of AE and CE.

5. Opposite angle of CE.

C E
6. Opposite side of
 CONGRUENT TRIANGLES
A D

B C E F
and the correspondence are as follows:
CORRESPONDING CORRESPONDING SIDES
ANGLES

Two triangles are congruent if and only if all their corresponding parts are congruent.
Corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent. (CPCTC)
 TRIANGLE CONGRUENCE POSTULATE

SAS ASA SSS SAA

CONRUENCE CONRUENCE CONRUENCE CONRUENCE
POSTULATE POSTULATE POSTULATE THEOREM

Angle Angle

included
Side Side Side
Side

included Angle Side Side Angle

Side Angle opposite
the angle
(Non-included Side)
 SAS CONGRUENCE POSTULATE
• If two sides and an included angle of one triangle are congruent to two
sides and the included angle of another triangle, then two triangles are
congruent.

∴ ∆ 𝐴𝐵𝐹 ≅ ∆ 𝐷𝐵𝐶 ∴ ∆ 𝑀𝐿𝑁 ≅ ∆ 𝑃𝑄𝑂

by SAS Postulate by SAS Postulate
 ASA CONGRUENCE POSTULATE
• If two angle and the included side of one triangle are congruent to two
sides and the included side of another triangle, then two triangles are
congruent.

∴ ∆ 𝐹𝐴𝐵 ≅ ∆ 𝐶𝐷𝐵 ∴ ∆ 𝑄𝑅𝑆 ≅ ∆ 𝑄𝑇𝑆

by ASA Postulate by ASA Postulate
 SSS CONGRUENCE POSTULATE
• If the three sides of one triangle are congruent to three sides of another
triangle, then two triangles are congruent.

∴ ∆ 𝐿𝐼𝐹 ≅ ∆ 𝐿𝐸𝐹 ∴ ∆ 𝐶𝑈𝑇 ≅ ∆ 𝑇𝐸𝐶

by SSS Postulate by SSS Postulate
 SAA/AAS CONGRUENCE THEOREM
(Non-included Side)
● If two angles of a triangle and a side opposite on of its angles are
congruent to two angles and a side opposite one of the angles of
another triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.

∴ ∆ 𝐾𝑆𝐼 ≅ ∆ 𝑁𝐼𝑆
by SAA Theorem
LET’S
TRY!
State the postulate that illustrates in each case below.

SSS Postulate
SAS Postulate
ASA Postulate
SAA Postulate
ASA Postulate
SAS Postulate
THANK YOU!