The FRAME Routine
Key Topic
Proving Congruence
Using theorems to prove two triangles are congruent. The main four ways to prove this are.
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So What? (What's important to understand about this?)
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‘If I can find cor. Sides/angles in a triangle in one of the above theorems, then the two triangles are congruent.