Proving Triangle Congruence with Two-Column Proofs

What are the five reasons for proving triangle congruence?

• SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, LL

• SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, HL

• SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, HA

• SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, HH

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

When proving triangle congruence, what should you do with the given information?

• Ignore it

• Mark it in the picture

• Write it down separately

• Use it only if necessary

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

In the example where segment AB is congruent to segment CD and segment BC is congruent to segment DA, what additional information is used to prove the triangles are congruent?

• Vertical angles

• Shared side

• Angle bisectors

• Midpoints

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

What property states that any segment is congruent to itself?

• Symmetric Property

• Transitive Property

• Reflexive Property

• Vertical Angles Property

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

In the example with angle XWY congruent to angle ZWY and angle XYW congruent to angle ZYW, what additional information is used to prove the triangles are congruent?

• Midpoints

• Angle bisectors

• Shared side

• Vertical angles

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

What is the reason for congruence when two triangles have two pairs of congruent angles and a shared side?

• ASA

• SAS

• SSS

• AAS

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

When given parallel lines in a proof, what type of angles should you look for?

• Corresponding angles

• Adjacent angles

• Vertical angles

• Alternate interior angles

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CCSS.8.G.A.5

What theorem states that the midpoint of a segment cuts the segment into two congruent halves?

• Reflexive Property

• Vertical Angles Theorem

• Angle Bisector Theorem

• Midpoint Theorem

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CCSS.HSG.CO.C.10

What does CPCTC stand for?

• Congruent Parts of Corresponding Triangles are Corresponding

• Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles are Corresponding

• Congruent Parts of Corresponding Triangles are Congruent

• Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles are Congruent

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

In the final proof, what property is used to show that segment FU is congruent to itself?

• Symmetric Property

• Transitive Property

• Reflexive Property

• Vertical Angles Property

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5