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TARTER ACTIVITY TITLE

Which shapes are congruent

Congruent are C is not

A, B, D, G F, E
the same congruent
 Explore 1
Triangles, Construction and Loci
 LEARNING OBJECTIVE

• Recognise and identify congruent triangles

• Construct triangles with a compass and ruler

• Construct various loci of a point using a compass, protractor and a ruler

Key Words

Loci (movement of a point),

construction, triangles, congruent
To prove triangles are congruent the following must be
true.
• SAS two sides and the included angles are the same

• ASA two angles and the included side are the same

• 3 sides are the same

• Right angle, hypotenuse and another side the same

For triangle, identify if showing the indicating things are equal (to another triangle)
are sufficient to prove congruence, and if so, what type of proof we have.

1) 2)
1 ASA

2 No proof
Proof

3) 4)
3 No proof

4 ASA

5) 6)
5 RHS

6 SSS
uestions:

SSS SAS ASA

The following pairs

of triangles are all
congruent. State
RHS the conditions why. ASA

ASA SSS or RHS SSS

uestion

We do not know the 3 rd

rd side so no we have not

t enough information here

The 2 sides and angle are not enough information

say they are congruent

Yes there is enough information, SSS

No not enough information here to say it is

ngruent
Have ago:

C D
Question: How would you answer this?

as given as given
is common.
is congruent to by SSS.
Have ago:

B = AC ( is equilateral triangle)
D is common.
DC = ADB = 90.
erefore triangles congruent by RHS.
 is a parallelogram. Prove that  triangles and are congruent .
SSS

• is common
• as opposite sides of parallelogram
There are 3 possible are equal in length
 
explanations: • for same reason
• Triangles and are congruent by
SSS

as opposite sides of parallelogram are • as opposite angles of parallelogram

equal in length. are equal
as opposite angles of parallelogram are • as opposite sides of parallelogram are
equal. equal in length
as opposite sides of parallelogram are •
 
as alternate angles are equal.
equal in length.

Triangles and are congruent by SAS.

• Triangles and are congruent by ASA
 Ruler and protractor constructions
K
use ruler & protractor to construct this triangle accurately:

J L
8.5c
K m

J 8.5c L
m
 Ruler and protractor constructions
use ruler & protractor to construct this triangle accurately: Y
9.2cm

Y X Z
7.3c
m

9.2cm

X Z
7.3c
m
Ruler and compass constructions

8cm 8cm
use ruler & compass to construct an equilateral
triangle with sides of 8cm

8cm
 Ruler and compass constructions
Use ruler & compass to construct this triangle accurately:
5.7cm
4.2cm

5.7cm 6.3cm
4.2cm

6.3cm
nstruction equipment link: Construction link
r questions 1,2,3,6 use a ruler and a protractor.
estions 4 and 5 use a protractor and ruler.

1 2 3

4 5 6

are your screen to show your answers.

 LEARNING OBJECTIVE

• Recognise and identify congruent triangles

• Construct triangles with a compass and ruler

• Construct various loci of a point using a compass, protractor and a ruler

Key Words

Loci (movement of a point),

construction, triangles, congruent
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tarter

ave ago here:

Exactly the a) 1
same shape PR Hypotenuse
and size b) 0
 Explore 2
Triangles, Construction and Loci
 LEARNING OBJECTIVE

• Recognise and identify congruent triangles

• Construct triangles with a compass and ruler

• Construct various loci of a point using a compass, protractor and a ruler

Key Words

Loci (movement of a point),

construction, triangles, congruent
The ship wants to keep as far away
from the rocks as possible at all times.
What path should the ship take?

This construction is known as the perpendicular

bisector
of a line between two points
onstruct the perpendicular bisector of the line PQ
e do not rub the construction lines out. They show our workings out.

Perpendicular bisector:
Means to cut the line in half

P Q

Note: Every point on this

new line is the exact same
distance (equidistant) from
point P as it is from point Q!
 The ideal flight path is midway between the
maximum and minimum angle of descent.
What path should the plane take?

Maximum angle
of descent

Minimum angle
of descent

This construction is known as the angle bisector

between two lines
ngle bisector (cut an angle in half)
Construct an angle bisector for the angle made by
lines PQ and PR
Note: Every point on this
Q new line is the exact
same distance from line
PQ as it is from line PR!

P R

Crucial: You must not change the

width of the compasses at this
stage!
Bisect a 10 cm line and an 80⁰ angle
nk: Construction equipment
1. Construct the 2. Use straight edge and
perpendicular bisector of compass to bisect this
this line angle Compass point 1
Compass point 2

Compass point 1

Compass point 2

Compass point 3
ocus (Loci) movement of a point
Draw all the points which are 5cm equidistant from the
point below:
oci question
Answer:
ocus (Loci) movement of a point
Construct all the points which are 5 cm equidistant from the line
below:
ocus (Loci) movement of a point (your go)

Show the locus of a point which is always 4 cm from the line.

4cm
4 cm

4cm

4cm
 LEARNING OBJECTIVE

• Recognise and identify congruent triangles

• Construct triangles with a compass and ruler

• Construct various loci of a point using a compass, protractor and a ruler

Key Words

Loci (movement of a point),

construction, triangles, congruent
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