3rd Quarter – Performance Task #1

Proving Congruent Triangles: SSS, SAS, ASA and AAS

Name: _________________________________________ Section: ______________

Direction: For each problem give the correct naming order of the congruent triangles. Write that name in order on the
lines for the problem number (see box at bottom). Also, indicate which postulate or theorem is being used.

1. B 2. A 3.
T U O S C E
H

A C B B C H B A S

ABC   _______ by _________ ABC   _______ by _________ ABC   _______ by _________

4. J I
5. B T
6.
W U A V E

G H N C A Q C B R

GHJ   _______ by _________ ABC   _______ by _________ ABC   _______ by _________

7. 8. 9.
B W F R J O
O E H

C A H D E S K L W

ABC   _______ by _________ DEF   _______ by _________ JKL   _______ by _________

10. C 11. B 12.

L I E R M T E

B A F A C V N
O N

ABC   _______ by _________ ABC   _______ by _________ MNO   _______ by _________

N ___ ___ ___ ___

___ ___ ___ ___ A ___
R ___ ___ ___
O ___ T ___ ___ ___ ___
___ E ___ ___ ___ ___
N ___ ___ ___
E ___
4 4 4 8 8 8 12 12 12 2 2 2 9 9 9 6 6 6

A ___ ___
___ ___ ___ ___ ___ T ___ ___
___ O ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ N ___ ___ ___
___ E ___ I ___
___ ___ ___
10 10 10 1 1 1 3 3 3 7 7 7 11 11 11 5 5 5

(When you are done with the puzzle, there are: 3 SAS, 5 AAS, 2 ASA, and 2 SSS instances.)

Prepared by:

JOHN-REY B. MANZANO
Subject-Teacher