Geometry

Unit 4
Congruent Triangles

Name:________________________________________________

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 Geometry
Chapter 4 – Congruent Triangles
***In order to get full credit for your assignments they must me done on time and you must SHOW ALL
WORK. ***

1.____ (4-1) Classifying Triangles –Day 1 Page 180-181 # 1-4, 7-10, 22-29, 32, 33

2. ____ (4-2) Angles of Triangles –Day 1 Page 189 # 11-38, 47

3. ____ (4-2) Angles of Triangles – Day 2 4-2 Practice Worksheet

4. ____ (4-6) Isosceles Triangles – Day 1 Page 219 – 220 # 9 – 28, 35 – 37

5.____ (4-6) Isosceles Triangles – Day 2 4-6 Practice Worksheet

6. _____4-1, 4-2, 4-6 Test

7. ____ (4-3) Congruent Triangles – Day 1 Page 195 # 9 – 20, 22 – 25, 29 – 32

8. ____ (4-3) Congruent Triangles – Day 2 4-3 Practice Worksheet

9. ____ (4-4) Proving Congruence – SSS, SAS – Day 1 Page 204 – 205 # 10, 11, 14 – 25

10. ____ (4-4) Proving Congruence – SSS, SAS – Day 2 4-4 Practice Worksheet

11. ____ (4-5) Proving Congruence – ASA, AAS – Day 1 Page 211 # 9 – 20, 25 – 28

12. ____ (4-5) Proving Congruence – ASA, AAS – Day 2 4-5 Practice Worksheet

13. ____ Chapter 4 Review WS

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 Section 4 – 1: Classifying Triangles
Notes

Parts of a Triangle:

Triangle – a three-sided polygon

Name –

Sides –

Vertices –

Angles –

Classifying Triangles by Angles:

Acute ∆ Obtuse ∆ Right ∆

Equiangular ∆ -

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Classifying Triangles by Sides:

Scalene ∆ Isosceles ∆ Equilateral ∆

Example #1: Identify the indicated type of triangle in the figure.

a.) isosceles triangles

b.) scalene triangles

Example #2: Find x and the measure of each side of equilateral triangle RST.

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Example #3: Find x, JM, MN, and JN if ∆JMN is an isosceles triangle

with JM MN .

CRITICAL THINKING

1) is a segment representing one side of isosceles right triangle KLM, with K(2, 6),
and L(4, 2). is a right angle, and . Describe how to find the coordinates
of vertex M and name these coordinates.

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 Angles of Triangles Section 4-2
Angle Sum Activity
Draw a large triangle on your paper. (Use half the sheet of 8 ½ x 11 paper)

STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4

c c c

a b a b a b Arrange the three angles

in such a way as to show
their sum.
Write a, b and c in Carefully cut out Tear off the
the interiors of the the triangle. three angles.
three angles of the triangle.

CONJECTURE: Sum of the angles of any triangle is _______________

Exterior Angle Activity

Draw a large triangle on your paper. (Use half the sheet of 8 ½ x 11 paper). Extend one side of the triangle to
form an exterior angle. (See diagram in step 1)

STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3

c
c
c
a b d
a b d
a b d

Carefully cut out the Tear off angles a and c

Write a, b, and c in the
triangle and extended side only. Arrange angles a and
interiors of the three
as shown in the diagram. c in such a way as to show
angles, and d in the exterior
their relationship to angle
angle formed.
d.
CONJECTURE: The measure of the exterior angle of any triangle is

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 Date: _____________________________

Section 4 – 2: Angles of Triangles

Notes

Angle Sum Theorem:

 The sum of the measures of the angles of a

___________________ is __________.

Example #1: Find the missing angle measures.

a.) b.)

Third Angle Theorem:

 If two angles of one triangle are _____________________ to two angles of a

second triangle, then the third angles of the triangles are _____________________.

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Exterior Angle Theorem:

 An exterior angle is formed by one side of a _________________ and the

extension of another __________.

 Remote interior angles are the angles of a triangle that are not ________________

to a given __________________ angle.

 The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is ____________ to the sum of the

measures of the two ________________ interior angles.

Example #2: Find the measure of each of the following angles.

a.) B b.) D
20 C

55 27
56 B
A
A C D

m A= m DCB =

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CRITICAL THINKING

1) Find the Error: Najee and Kara are discussing the Exterior Angle Theorem.

Who is correct? Explain your reasoning.

2) and are opposite rays. The measures of are in a 4:5:6 ratio.

Find the measure of each angle.

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 Date: _____________________________

Section 4 – 6: Isosceles Triangles

Notes

Isosceles Triangle: A triangle with at least __________ sides congruent.

Isosceles Triangle Theorem: If two sides of a

triangle are ____________________, then the angles
opposite those sides are ____________________.
Ex:

Example #1: If DE CD , BC AC , and m CDE 120, what is the measure of BAC ?

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Theorem 4.10: If two angles of a _______________ are
congruent, then the sides opposite those angles are
___________________.
Ex:

Example #2:
a.) Name all of the congruent angles.

b.) Name all of the congruent segments.

Corollary 4.3: A triangle is _____________________ if and only if it

is ___________________.

Corollary 4.4: Each angle of an equilateral triangle measures

________.

Example #3: ∆EFG is equilateral, and EH bisects E .

a.) Find m 1 and m 2 .
b.) Find x.

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CRITICAL THINKING

1) In the figure, is isosceles, is equilateral, and is isosceles. Find the

measure of the five numbered angles at vertex C.

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 Date: _____________________________

Section 4 – 3: Congruent Triangles

Notes

Congruent Triangles: triangles that are the same ________ and ________
 Each triangle has three ___________ and three _________.
 If all _______ of the corresponding parts of two triangles are
__________________, then the triangles are ________________.

Congruent Triangles:

Corresponding Congruent Angles:

Corresponding Congruent Sides:

Definition of Congruent Triangles (CPCTC):

 Two triangles are congruent if and only if their corresponding parts are
_____________________.
 CPCTC – Corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent

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Example #1: In the following figure, QR = 12, RS = 23, QS = 24, RT = 12,
TV = 24, and RV = 23.
Name the corresponding congruent
angles and sides.

Name the congruent triangles.

Properties of Triangle Congruence:

Reflexive Symmetric Transitive

Example #2: If WXZ STJ, name the congruent angles and congruent sides.

Angles –

Sides –

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CRITICAL THINKING

1) Is the following always, sometimes, or never true? Give a counterexample if you

answer sometimes or never:

Two triangles with corresponding congruent angles are congruent.

2) The vertices of WXZ are W (-5, 7), X (-8, 6), and Z (-3, 3). The vertices of ABC are
A (5, 7), B (8, 6), and C (3, 3). Graph the two triangles and verify that WXZ ABC

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 Date: _____________________________

Section 4 – 4: Proving Congruence – SSS, SAS

Notes

Side–Side–Side Congruence: If the ___________ of one triangle are congruent to the

sides of a second triangle, then the triangles are ___________________.
Abbreviation:

Side–Angle–Side Congruence: If two sides and the included ____________ of one

triangle are congruent to two ___________ and the included angle of another triangle,
then the triangles are __________________.
Abbreviation:

Example #1: Write a proof.

Given: EI FH , FE HI , and G is the midpoint of both EI and FH .
Prove: FEG HIG

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Example #2: Write a proof.
Given: DE and BC bisect each other.
Prove: DGB EGC

Example #3: Write a proof.

Given: AB AC and BY CY
Prove: BYA CYA

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CRITICAL THINKING

1) Graph triangles DGB and EFC . Determine whether they are congruent.
D (2, 5), G (1, 1), B (5, 2), E (-3, 0), F (-7, 1), C (-4, 4).

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 Date: _____________________________

Section 4 – 5: Proving Congruence – ASA, AAS

Notes

Angle–Side–Angle Congruence: If two

_____________ and the included _________ of one
triangle are congruent to two angles and the
included side of another triangle, then the triangles
are _____________________.
Abbreviation:

Angle–Angle–Side Congruence: If two angles and a

non-included side of one triangle are congruent to
the corresponding two ______________ and a side of
a second triangle, then the two triangles are
____________________.
Abbreviation:

Example #1: Write a two-column proof.

Given: AB bisects CAD
1 2

Prove: CAB DAB

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Example #2: Write a two-column proof.
Given: AD CB
A C

Prove: DGB EGC

Example #3: Write a two-column proof.

Given: V S
TV QS

Prove: VR SR

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CRITICAL THINKING

1) Explain the difference between the AAS Postulate and the ASA Postulate.

2) Is there an ASS Postulate? Give an example or counterexample.

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