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6. Complete the table showing information about the congruence of pairs of triangles.

The first two rows have been completed for you.


All diagrams are not to scale.

Congruent or Congruence
Pair of triangles
not congruent criterion

Congruent ASA
60° 25° 25° 60°
6 cm 6 cm

3.4 cm
4.8 cm
3 cm Not congruent None
4 cm 3 cm
3.4 cm

7 cm
35°
6.5 cm
6.5 cm
35°
7 cm

4.5 cm
5 cm

5 cm 4 cm 4.5 cm

4 cm

5.2 cm 5.2 cm
35° 65°

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CAMBRIDGE SECONDARY 3
MODERNLAND

CONGRUENCE
1.

NOT TO
SCALE
x° y°

42°

The diagram is made from 5 congruent kites.

Work out the value of

(a) x,

x = ................................................. [1]

(b) y.

y = ................................................. [2]

2.
A B

NOT TO
SCALE
C

D E

The diagram shows two straight lines, AE and BD, intersecting at C.


Angle ABC = angle EDC.
Triangles ABC and EDC are congruent.

Write down two properties of line segments AB and DE.

Answer AB and DE are ...............................................

and ............................................... [2]


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3.

46° NOT TO
8.69 cm 9.65 cm SCALE
9.65 cm

74° 60° y cm
7.22 cm 46°

These two triangles are congruent.


Write down the value of

(a) x,

Answer(a) x = ................................................ [1]

(b) y.

Answer(b) y = ................................................ [1]


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4. The diagram shows three triangles A, B and C.

60°
60°
6 cm
NOT TO
60° 25° SCALE
6 cm 6 cm 25°
25°
A B C

(a) Which two of the triangles A, B and C are congruent with each other?

................................................. [1]

(b) Draw a ring around the congruence criterion that can be used to support your answer to part (a).

SSS ASA SAS RHS


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5.
y
24

22 B
D
20

18
C
16

14

12
G
10

A H E
8

4 F

x
0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22

Write down the letters of all the triangles which are

(a) congruent to the shaded triangle,

Answer(a) [2]

(b) similar, but not congruent, to the shaded triangle.

Answer(b) [2]

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