Special Segments of Triangles and Congruence Proofs

What is the value of x?

• 51

• 49

• 78

What type of construction do you see?

• midpoint

• angle bisector

• perpendicular bisector

• altitude

State if the two triangles are congruent.  If they are, state how you know.

• A

• B

• C

• D

State if the two triangles are congruent.  If they are, state how you know.

• A

• B

• C

• D

State if the two triangles are congruent.  If they are, state how you know.

• A

• B

• C

• D

What additional information is required for the 2 triangles to be congruent by ASA?

• A

• B

• C

• D

PICK THE CORRECT CONGRUENCE STATEMENT

• ∆TUV ≅ ∆EUV

• ∆VUT ≅ ∆UVE

• ∆TUV ≅ ∆UEV

• ∆UTV ≅ ∆EUV

Use the congruence statement to find the missing part of the statement

• WV

• WU

• VU

• WB

What are the 2 missing pieces of information?

• Transitive Property, SAS(Side-Angle-Side)

• Reflexive Property, SAS(Side-Angle-Side)

• Transitive Property, SSS(Side-Side-Side)

• Reflexive Property, SSS(Side-Side-Side)