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Triangles
4-3
Congruent
Triangles
4-3 Congruent
Warm Up
Lesson Presentation
Lesson Quiz
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4-3 Congruent Triangles
Warm Up
1. Name all sides and angles of ∆FGH.
FG, GH, FH, F, G, H
2. What is true about K and L? Why?
 ;Third s Thm.
3. What does it mean for two segments to
be congruent?
They have the same length.
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4-3 Congruent Triangles
Objectives
Use properties of congruent triangles.
Prove triangles congruent by using the
definition of congruence.
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Vocabulary
corresponding angles
corresponding sides
congruent polygons
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4-3 Congruent Triangles
Geometric figures are congruent if they are
the same size and shape. Corresponding
angles and corresponding sides are in the
same position in polygons with an equal
number of sides.
Two polygons are congruent polygons if
and only if their corresponding sides are
congruent. Thus triangles that are the same
size and shape are congruent.
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4-3 Congruent Triangles
Holt Geometry
4-3 Congruent Triangles
Helpful Hint
When you write a statement such as
ABC  DEF, you are also stating
which parts are congruent.
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4-3 Congruent Triangles
Example 1: Naming Congruent Corresponding Parts
Given: ∆PQR  ∆STW
Identify all pairs of corresponding congruent parts.
Angles: P  S, Q  T, R  W
Sides: PQ  ST, QR  TW, PR  SW
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Example 2A: Using Corresponding Parts of Congruent
Triangles
Given: ∆ABC  ∆DBC.
Find the value of x.
Find mDBC.
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x = 53
mDBC  40.7°
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Check It Out! Example 2a
Given: ∆ABC  ∆DEF
Find the value of x.
AB  DE
Corr. sides of  ∆s are .
AB = DE
Def. of  parts.
2x – 2 = 6
2x = 8
x=4
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Substitute values for AB and DE.
Add 2 to both sides.
Divide both sides by 2.
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Example 3: Proving Triangles Congruent
Given: YWX and YWZ are right angles.
YW bisects XYZ. W is the midpoint of XZ. XY  YZ.
Prove: ∆XYW  ∆ZYW
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Statements
Reasons
1. YWX and YWZ are rt. s.
1. Given
2. YWX  YWZ
2. Rt.   Thm.
3. YW bisects XYZ
3. Given
4. XYW  ZYW
4. Def. of bisector
5. W is mdpt. of XZ
5. Given
6. XW  ZW
6. Def. of mdpt.
7. YW  YW
7. Reflex. Prop. of 
8. X  Z
8. Third s Thm.
9. XY  YZ
9. Given
10. ∆XYW  ∆ZYW
10. Def. of  ∆
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Check It Out! Example 3
Given: AD bisects BE.
BE bisects AD.
AB  DE, A  D
Prove: ∆ABC  ∆DEC
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Statements
Reasons
1. A  D
1. Given
2. BCA  DCE
2. Vertical s are .
3. ABC  DEC
3. Third s Thm.
4. AB  DE
4. Given
5. AD bisects BE,
5. Given
BE bisects AD
6. BC  EC, AC  DC
6. Def. of bisector
7. ∆ABC  ∆DEC
7. Def. of  ∆s
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Example 4: Engineering Application
The diagonal bars across a gate give it
support. Since the angle measures and the
lengths of the corresponding sides are the
same, the triangles are congruent.
Given: PR and QT bisect each other.
PQS  RTS, QP  RT
Prove: ∆QPS  ∆TRS
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Example 4 Continued
Statements
1. QP  RT
2. PQS  RTS
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
1.
2.
PR and QT bisect each other. 3.
QS  TS, PS  RS
4.
QSP  TSR
5.
QSP  TRS
6.
∆QPS  ∆TRS
7.
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Reasons
Given
Given
Given
Def. of bisector
Vert. s Thm.
Third s Thm.
Def. of  ∆s
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Lesson Quiz
1. ∆ABC  ∆JKL and AB = 2x + 12. JK = 4x – 50.
Find x and AB. 31, 74
Given that polygon MNOP  polygon QRST,
identify the congruent corresponding part.
RS
P
2. NO  ____
3. T  ____
4. Given: C is the midpoint of BD and AE.
A  E, AB  ED
Prove: ∆ABC  ∆EDC
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Lesson Quiz
4.
Statements
Reasons
1. A  E
1. Given
2. C is mdpt. of BD and AE
2. Given
3. AC  EC; BC  DC
3. Def. of mdpt.
4. AB  ED
4. Given
5. ACB  ECD
5. Vert. s Thm.
6. B  D
6. Third s Thm.
7. ABC  EDC
7. Def. of  ∆s
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