Steps for triangle congruence proofs - COACH PHILLIPS
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Unit 2--Triangle Congruence
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Proving Triangles Congruent NOTES
From yesterday, you learned that you only need 3 pieces of information (combination of angles and sides) to determine if two triangles are congruent. Today, we are going to prove two triangles are congruent using two column proofs.
Steps for triangle congruence proofs:
1. Write the `givens.' 2. If your given is not already a ____________________________________, use it to get to one.
(Think...what does that given mean? What is the definition of that word?) 3. Once you have gotten down to congruence statements, check your triangles to see if
you have enough information (3 pieces) to prove that they are __________________. a. If you do not have enough information, see if you can add _______________________________ or __________________________________________.
4. State that the triangles are congruent and provide the reason (ASA, SAS, SSS, AAS, HL).
********And always remember...IF YOU WRITE IT, MARK IT!!!!**********
Practice:
1. Given: BC DC and AC EC Prove: BCA DCE
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Common Statements You Will See/Use in Proofs:
If....
Then...
P is the midpoint of AE
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Because...
TU bisects STG . ED XY
XF GH GTS is isosceles with legs TG and TS.
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2. Given:, AY BY, AYX BYZ, and Y is the midpoint of XZ Prove: XYA ZYB
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3. Given: RTS is isosceles with legs RT and TS. Q is the midpoint of RS.
Prove: RTQ STQ
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4. Given: P N and M is the midpoint of PN. Prove: PMK NQM
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5. Given: AC BD and AD BC Prove: ABD BAC
Statement 1. AC BD 2. AD BC 3. AB AB 4. ABD BAC
1. Given
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2. Given
3. Reflective Property
4.Side-Side-Side (SSS)
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6. Given: GH IH and GF IH Prove: ABD BAC
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7. Given: SR TU and S U Prove: SRT UTR
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Triangle Congruence Proofs Practice
1. Given: C is the midpoint of BE AND AD. Prove: ABC DEC
Statement
1. C is midpoint of BE and AD 1.
Reason
2. BC EC
2. definition of a midpoint
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3. definition of a midpoint
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5. ABC DEC
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2. Given: BC DA and AC bisects BCD Prove: ABC CDA
Statement 1. 2. AC bisects BCD
3. ________ ________ 4. AC AC
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1. 2. Given 3. 4. 5.
Reason
3. Given: X H and XG FH Prove: XGF HFG
Statement 1. 2.
3. FGX GFH
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1. Given 2. Given 3. 4. 5.
Reason
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Triangle Congruence Proofs Practice Continued
Matching: Use the choices listed at the bottom in the box for problems #1 ? 4
Problem 1:
Statement 1. LM LO 2. MN ON 3. LN LN
1. Given 2. Give n 3.
Reason
4. LMN LON 4.
Problem 2:
Statement
1. QS || RT 2. R S 3. 1 2
4. QT QT
5. QST TRQ
1. Given 2. Given 3.
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Problem 3:
Statement 1. GI KI 2. HI JI
3. GIH KIJ
4. GIH KIJ
1. Given 2. Given 3.
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Reason
Problem 4:
Statement
1. AC || BD, AB || CD 2. 1 4, 2 3
3. AD AD 4. ADC DAB
1. Given 2. 3. 4.
Reason
Choices for problems #1 ? 4 (some will be used more than once): AAS ASA
Alternate Interior Angles Reflexive Property SAS SSS Vertical Angles
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Problem 6:
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Statement
1. I K 2. IHJ KJH
3. HJ HJ 4. HJK JHI
1. Given 2. Given 3.
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Statement
1. MLN ONL 2. OLN _____
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4. LNO NLM
1. Given 2. Given
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3. Reflexive Property 4.
Problem 7: Problem 8:
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1. PQ QS
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3. PQT RQS
2. Given 3.
4. PQT SQR 4.
Reason
Statement
1. UV UX 2. VWU XWU 3. 4. V X 5. UWV UWX
1. Given
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2. Given 3. Reflexive Property 4. 5..
Problem 9:
Statement
1. Y C
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4. YZA CBA
Reason 1.
2. Given 3. Vertical Angles are 4.
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A. Given: AB CD, BC AD
Prove: ABC CDA ?
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Given : AB CD and AE CE
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Pr ove : ABE CDE?
Given : AB BD C. BCA and BCD are right angles
Pr ove : ABC DBC?
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