Hypotenuse Leg (HL)
Other Possibilities? SSA 30 Will this ever Work?
Special Case of SSA Given a right angle, one leg, & the hypotenuse - Does this prove the triangles congruent? S S A
Yes – Remember Pythagorean Theorem a 2 + b 2 = c 2 c b a b’ a’ c’
a 2 + b 2 = c 2 Because of Pythagorean thm. a must = a’ This gives SSS 5 3 a 3 a’ 5
HL Theorem If the hyp & leg of one right /\ are to the hyp & leg of another right /\ then the /\ are
Exercise 21 Given: <A <D AF DC AC DF <BFA <ECD Prove: /\ AFB /\ DCE A E F B C D
Exercise 22 Given: <1 <4 AF DC <A <D Prove: /\ AFB /\ DCE A E F B C D