Activity Title : Triangle Congruence Postulate

Learning Competency: Illustrate the SAS, ASA, and SSS congruence postulates (M8GE-IIId-e-1)
Learning Target : Identify included side/ included angle of a triangle.

Included angle is the angle between two sides of a triangle.

Included side is the side common to two angles of a triangle.

In ΔSON,

̅̅̅̅ and 𝑆𝑂
∠S is included between 𝑆𝑁 ̅̅̅̅ . S
∠O is included between 𝑂𝑆 and ̅̅̅̅
̅̅̅̅ 𝑂𝑁.
∠N is included between 𝑁𝑆 and ̅̅̅̅
̅̅̅̅ 𝑁𝑂.
̅̅̅̅ is included between ∠S and ∠O.
𝑆𝑂
̅̅̅̅ is included between ∠O and ∠N.
𝑂𝑁
̅̅̅̅
𝑆𝑁 is included between ∠S and ∠N. O N

I. SAS Postulate

SAS (Side-Angle-Side) Congruence Postulate

If the two sides and an included angle of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding two sides and the
included angle of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent.
B E
Triangle 1 Triangle 2
Side AB ≈ DE
Included Angle ∠B ≈ ∠E
Side BC ≈ EF
A CD F
Thus, by SAS Postulate ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ≈ ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹

II. ASA Postulate

ASA (Angle-Side-Angle) Congruence Postulate

If the two angles and the included side of one triangle are congruent to the corresponding two angles
and an included side of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent.
B E
Triangle 1 Triangle 2
Angle ∠B ≈ ∠E
Included Side BC ≈ EF
Angle ∠C ≈ ∠F
A C D F
Thus, by ASA Postulate ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ≈ ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹

III. SSS Postulate

SSS (Side-Side-Side) Congruence Postulate

If the three sides of one triangle are congruent to the three sides of another triangle, then the
triangles are congruent.
B E
Triangle 1 Triangle 2
Side AB ≈ DE
Side BC ≈ EF
Side AC ≈ DF
A C D F
Thus, by SSS Postulate ∆𝐴𝐵𝐶 ≈ ∆𝐷𝐸𝐹.