Congruent Triangles Review
- Are there any shortcuts of proving triangles congruent?
- What corresponding triangle parts need to be congruent in order to show that two triangles are congruent? These applets will allow you to explore whether triangle relationships (SSS, AAA, SAS, HL, SSA, ASA, AAS) force triangles to be congruent or not.
Side-Side-Side triangles (SSS)
Question
Use the exploration from the above applet to write if the triangles are congruent in SSS case. If they are, write a congruence statement.
Is there any way you could make a triangle using these three sides that is NOT congruent to the original triangle?
Angle- Angle- Angle (AAA)
Question
Use the exploration from the above applet to write if the triangles are congruent in AAA case. If they are not congruent, then in what case will they be congruent?
Is there any way you could make a triangle using these sides/angles that is NOT congruent to the original triangle?
Side-Angle-Side (SAS)
SAS triangle Congruence
Question
Use the exploration from the above applet to write if the triangles are congruent in SAS case. If they are, write a congruence statement.
Is there any way you could make a triangle using these sides/angles that is NOT congruent to the original triangle?
Hypotenuse-Leg (HL)
HL congruence
Question
Use the exploration from the above applet to write if the triangles are congruent in HL case. If they are, write a congruence statement.
Is there any way you could make a triangle using these sides/angles that is NOT congruent to the original triangle?
Side-Side-Angle (SSA)
Question
Use the exploration from the above applet to write if the triangles are congruent in SSA case. If they are, write a congruence statement.
Is there any way you could make a triangle using these sides/angles that is NOT congruent to the original triangle?
Angle- Side- Angle (ASA)
ASA
Question
Use the exploration from the above applet to write if the triangles are congruent in ASA case. If they are, write a congruence statement.
Is there any way you could make a triangle using these sides/angles that is NOT congruent to the original triangle?
Angle-Angle-Side (AAS)
AAS congruence
Question
Use the exploration from the above applet to write if the triangles are congruent in AAS case. If they are, write a congruence statement.
Is there any way you could make a triangle using these sides/angles that is NOT congruent to the original triangle?