Special Segments of Triangles and Congruence Proofs

Given the information in the image, you can deduce that the triangles are ​ (a)   because ​ (b)   ​

• of the ASA Triangle congruence postulate.

• of the SSA Triangle congruence theorem.

• of the SSS Triangle congruence postulate.

• of the HL Triangle congruence postulate.

• of the AAS Triangle congruence theorem.

• of the SAS Triangle congruence theorem.

• there is not enough information given.

• congruent

• not congruent

Given the information in the image, you can deduce that the triangles are ​ (a)   because ​ (b)   ​

• of the ASA Triangle congruence postulate.

• of the SSA Triangle congruence theorem.

• of the SSS Triangle congruence postulate.

• of the HL Triangle congruence postulate.

• of the AAS Triangle congruence theorem.

• of the SAS Triangle congruence theorem.

• there is not enough information given.

• congruent

• not congruent

Fill in the proof with the labels below.

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g

h

b

c

e

i

a

d

j

∠SMR

RM ≅ EM

SM

Alternate internal ∠’s are ≅

AAS congruence theorem

SAS congruence postulate

CPCTC

∠SEM

Definition of midpoint

△SEM ≅ △KMR

Mark the angle pairs which are congruent due to the presence of transversal HK which would help prove that triangles RXH and KXN are congruent.

• ∠RXK ≅ ∠HXN

• ∠RHX ≅ ∠NKX

• ∠CRN ≅ ∠TNC

• ∠RHX ≅ ∠KXN

You are trying to prove triangles A and B congruent. Given the information depicted on the diagram. What is the reason you would mark the blue, single arc angles congruent?

• The two angles are corresponding parts of the two triangles in question.

• Alternate internal angles of a transversal are congruent.

• The reflexive property of congruence.

• The transversal cuts through two parallel lines.

• These angles are Vertical angles and therefore are congruent

You are trying to prove triangles A and B congruent. Given the information depicted on the diagram. What is the reason you would mark the blue, single arc angles congruent?

• The two angles are corresponding parts of the two triangles in question.

• Alternate internal angles of a transversal are congruent.

• The reflexive property of congruence.

• These angles are Vertical angles and therefore are congruent.

• It meets the criteria for the angle addition postulate.

You are trying to prove triangles A and B congruent. In the Given Statement, you were told that Triangle C and D are congruent. What is the reason you would mark the blue single and blue double marked line segments congruent?

• Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles are Congruent.

  (CPCTC)

• Definition of Midpoint

• Congruent Transversal Line Segment Postulate

• Definition of Perpendicular Lines

• Segment Addition Postulate

Given the information in the image, you can deduce that the triangles are ​ (a)   because ​ (b)   ​

• of the ASA Triangle congruence postulate.

• of the SSA Triangle congruence theorem.

• of the SSS Triangle congruence postulate.

• of the HL Triangle congruence postulate.

• of the AAS Triangle congruence theorem.

• of the SAS Triangle congruence theorem.

• there is not enough information given.

• congruent

• not congruent

Given the information in the image, you can deduce that the triangles are ​ (a)   because ​ (b)   ​

• of the ASA Triangle congruence postulate.

• of the SSA Triangle congruence theorem.

• of the HL Triangle congruence postulate.

• of the AAS Triangle congruence theorem.

• of the SAS Triangle congruence theorem.

• there is not enough information given.

• congruent

• not necessarily congruent

• of the SSS Triangle congruence postulate.

You are trying to prove △MXC≅△LXC. Identify the components of the triangles on the diagram that are congruent due to the reflexive property help prove their congruence by selecting the points which define the components.