4.4 Proving Triangles are Congruent: ASA and AAS Geometry
Objectives: 1.Prove that triangles are congruent using the ASA Congruence Postulate and the AAS Congruence Theorem 2.Use congruence postulates and theorems in real-life problems.
Postulate 21: Angle-Side-Angle (ASA) Congruence Postulate If two angles and the included side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and the included side of a second triangle, then the triangles are congruent.
Theorem 6.1 If two angles of one triangle are congruent to two angles of another triangle, then the third pair of angles are congruent.
Theorem 4.5: Angle-Angle-Side (AAS) Congruence Theorem If two angles and a non-included side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and the corresponding non- included side of a second triangle, then the triangles are congruent.
Theorem 4.5: Angle-Angle-Side (AAS) Congruence Theorem Given: A D, C F, BC EF Prove: ∆ABC ∆DEF