TRIANGLES

PROVING CONGRUENT TRIANGLES

QUARTER 3
 RECALL
Direction: Using the tick lines, try to match the given two triangles to their corresponding postulate or theorem. Draw a line to
O match them.

N P
• SAS POSTULATE
Q
B

• AAS POSTULATE
A D C
O

N P • ASA POSTULATE
Q
B

• SSS POSTULATE
A D C
DEFINITION OF TERMS

1. Reflexive 2.Midpoint
Property of
Congruence - Point that lies
exactly in the
middle of a line
For any segment ,
segment
- Divide the
For any angle
segment into two
∠A , ∠A ∠A
equal parts
 PROVING TRIANGLES USING
SSS
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Given: , K N
Prove: ∆KLM ≅ ∆NLM
M
STATEMENTS PROOF

1. 𝐊𝐋 ≅𝐍𝐋 1. Given

𝐊𝐌 ≅ 𝐍𝐌
2. 2. Given

𝐋𝐌 ≅ 𝐋𝐌
3. 3. Reflexive Property

4.∆ KLM  ≅ ∆ NLM 4. SSS Postulate

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SSS
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POSTULATE
Given:,
Prove: ∆KLM ∆NLM
Given
STATEMENTS PROOF 𝐊𝐋 ≅𝐍𝐋
1.𝐊𝐋 ≅𝐍𝐋 1. Given Given

𝐊𝐌 ≅ 𝐍𝐌
2. 2. Given 𝐊𝐌 ≅ 𝐍𝐌 Reflexi
ve
𝐋𝐌 ≅ 𝐋𝐌
3. 3. Reflexive Property Propert
𝐋𝐌 ≅ 𝐋𝐌 y
SSS
4.∆ KLM  ≅ ∆ NLM 4. SSS Postulate
Postulat
∆ KLM ≅  ∆NLM e
PROVING TRIANGLES USING
SSS POSTULATE B

Given: ,

 
Prove: ∆ABD ≅ ∆DEF A D

C
STATEMENTS PROOF

1. 𝐀𝐁 ≅ 𝐃𝐁 1. Given

2.𝐀𝐂 ≅ 𝐃𝐂 2. Given

𝐁𝐂 ≅ 𝐁𝐂
3. 3. Reflexive Property

4. ∆ ABD   ≅ ∆ DEF 4. SSS Postulate

PROVING TRIANGLES USING
SSS POSTULATE D

Given: and B is the midpoint of

Prove: ∆ABD ≅ ∆CBD
A B C
STATEMENTS PROOF

1. 𝐀𝐃≅ 𝐂𝐃 1. Given

2. B   is   the   midpoint   of   𝐀𝐂 2. Given

𝐀𝐁 ≅ 𝐂𝐁
3. 3. Definition of midpoint

4. 𝐁𝐃 ≅ 𝐁𝐃 4. Reflexive Property

5. ∆ ABD  ≅ ∆CBD 5. SSS Postulate

PROVING TRIANGLES USING
SSS POSTULATE
Given: and B is the midpoint
of
Prove: ∆ABD ∆CBD 
Given

𝐀𝐃 ≅ 𝐂𝐃
D Given

B is the midpoint
Definitio
of
n of
Midpoint
𝐀𝐁 ≅ 𝐂𝐁
Reflexive
A B C
Property
𝐁𝐃 ≅ 𝐁𝐃
SSS
Postulate
∆ABD ∆CBD
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