Standard G.SRT.

5
Use congruence and similarity criteria for triangles to
solve problems and to prove relationships in
geometric figures.
Objective
How do you use triangle congruence and
corresponding parts too prove that parts of
two triangles are congruent?
Vocabulary

CPCTC
 Using Congruent Triangles:
CPCTC
• CPCTC:
“Corresponding Parts of Congruent
Triangles are Congruent”
You must prove that the
triangles are congruent
before you can use CPCTC
CPCTC is an abbreviation for the phrase
“Corresponding Parts of Congruent
Triangles are Congruent.” It can be used
as a justification in a proof after you have
proven two triangles congruent.
This is the progression of your
proofs

AAS, SAS,
SSS, ASA

CPCTC
Remember!
SSS, SAS, ASA, and AAS, use
corresponding parts to prove triangles
congruent. CPCTC uses congruent
triangles to prove corresponding parts
congruent.
 triangles
If two ___________ are congruent…

parts
Then all pairs of corresponding ______and
angles are congruent.
_____

Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles

are Congruent
 Tell why the two triangles are congruent?
Give the congruence statement, and list all the other
corresponding parts of the triangles that are congruent.

∠E ≅ ∠M

∠TAM ≅ ∠TAE

∆ETA ≅ ∆MTA by
SAS
 Tell why the two triangles are congruent?
Give the congruence statement, and list all the other
corresponding parts of the triangles that are congruent.

∠UJN ≅ ∠EJN

∆JUN ≅ ∆JEN by ∠U ≅ ∠E
SSS
∠UNJ ≅ ∠ENJ
Example 2A: Proving Corresponding Parts Congruent
Give: YW bisects XZ, XY  YZ
This is what we know.
Prove: XYW  ZYW
XY  ZY
XW  ZW
YW bisects XZ
YW  YW
Reflexive property
Z

There ΔWXY  ΔWZY by SSS

Then by CPCTC the two angles are congruent:

XYW  ZYW
Example 2B: Proving Corresponding Parts Congruent

Give: PR bisects QPS and QRS.

Prove: PQ  PS This is what we know.

QPR  SPR
PR bisects QPS
QRP  SRP

There ΔPQR  PSR

PR bisects QRS
by ASA PR  PR
Reflexive property
Then by CPCTC the two
segments are congruent:
PQ  PS
Example 2C: Proving Corresponding Parts Congruent
Give: NO || MP, N  P. This is what we know.
Prove: MN  OP
N  P

Makes MO a transversal
NMO  POM
MO  MO
There ΔNMO  POM Reflexive property
by AAS

Then by CPCTC the two

segments are congruent:
MN  OP
Example 2D: Proving Corresponding Parts Congruent
Give: J is the midpoint of KM and NL.
Prove: KL  MN This is what we know.

KJ  MJ NJ  LJ
Def. of a midpoint.

KJN  MJL
There ΔNMO  POM Vertical Angles

by SAS

Then by CPCTC the two

segments are congruent:
KL  MN