Properties of Congruence

A. REFLEXIVE PROPERTY OF CONGRUENE

These are the angles and sides congruent to itself.
Example:

1. BD  BD
2.  ABD   CBD
3.  ADB   CDB

ABD  CBD by Reflexive Property of Congruence.

B. SYMMETRIC PROPERTY OF CONGRUENE
It is the corresponding parts which are congruent.

Example

1. PR  KL
2. PQ  LJ
3. QR  JK
4.  Q   J
5.  R   K
6.  P   L

PQR  LJK by Symmetric Property of Congruence.

C. TRANSITIVE PROPERTY OF CONGRUENE

A F

Example:

If AC DFand DF GIthen AC GI. D

C
If  A   D and  D   G then  A   G G

B
I E

ABC  DEF and DEF  GHI then ABC  GHI

by Transitive Property of Congruence. H