Triangle Congruence Postulates and Theorems

The video tutorial covers the concept of congruent triangles, explaining various postulates and theorems used to prove triangle congruence. It discusses the Side-Side-Side (SSS), Side-Angle-Side (SAS), Angle-Side-Angle (ASA), Angle-Angle-Side (AAS) postulates, and the Hypotenuse-Leg (HL) theorem. The tutorial also highlights why the Angle-Angle-Angle (AAA) condition is insufficient for proving congruence.

What is required for two triangles to be congruent?

• All angles must be equal.

• Only one angle must be equal.

• Only one side must be equal.

• All sides and angles must be equal.

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Which postulate states that if three sides of one triangle are equal to three sides of another triangle, the triangles are congruent?

• Angle-Side-Angle (ASA)

• Side-Angle-Side (SAS)

• Angle-Angle-Side (AAS)

• Side-Side-Side (SSS)

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

Why is the Angle-Angle-Angle (AAA) scenario not sufficient to prove triangle congruence?

• It requires all sides to be equal.

• It only proves similarity, not congruence.

• It requires an included angle.

• It requires a right angle.

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What is the significance of the included angle in the Side-Angle-Side (SAS) postulate?

• It ensures the third side is equal.

• It ensures the triangles are similar.

• It ensures all angles are equal.

• It ensures the triangles are right-angled.

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Why is the Side-Side-Angle (SSA) scenario not sufficient to prove triangle congruence?

• It can result in two different triangles.

• It requires all angles to be equal.

• It requires a right angle.

• It requires all sides to be equal.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

Which postulate involves two angles and the included side to prove triangle congruence?

• Angle-Angle-Side (AAS)

• Side-Angle-Side (SAS)

• Angle-Side-Angle (ASA)

• Side-Side-Side (SSS)

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

What does the Angle-Angle-Side (AAS) postulate require to prove triangle congruence?

• Three sides.

• Three angles.

• Two angles and a non-included side.

• Two sides and an included angle.

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In the context of right triangles, what does the Hypotenuse-Leg (HL) theorem state?

• Two triangles are congruent if their hypotenuses and one leg are equal.

• Two triangles are congruent if one angle and one side are equal.

• Two triangles are congruent if all sides are equal.

• Two triangles are congruent if all angles are equal.

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

Which of the following is a special case of the Side-Side-Angle (SSA) scenario that can prove triangle congruence?

• Side-Angle-Side (SAS)

• Angle-Side-Angle (ASA)

• Angle-Angle-Side (AAS)

• Hypotenuse-Leg (HL)

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CCSS.HSG.SRT.B.5

What is the key difference between Angle-Side-Angle (ASA) and Angle-Angle-Side (AAS) postulates?

• AAS requires a right angle, ASA does not.

• ASA requires an included side, AAS does not.

• AAS requires an included side, ASA does not.

• ASA requires a right angle, AAS does not.