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Practice FormK
4- 1 Congruent Figures
(continued)

12. Given: AD and BE bisect each other. E

P4
AB ~ DE; LA ~ LD
Prove: DACE~ D DCE

B
Statements Reasons
1) AD and BE bisect each other. 1) Given
- -
AB ~ DE, L A ~ LD
2) AC~ CD, BC~ CE 2) _1__
3) LACE~ LDCE 3) _1__
4) LB~ LE 4) _1__
5) D ACE ~ D DCE 5) _1__

13. If DABC ~ DfKL, whichofthefollowingmustbea A J

correct congruence statement?
®LA~LL

®AB ~ JL
©
®
LB~ LK

D BAC ~ D LKJ c
C>B K<J L

14. Reasoning A student says she can use the information in the figure
to prove D ACE ~ D ACD. Is she correct? Explain.

Algebra Find the values of the variables.

15. DXYZ ~ D FED 16. D ABD ~ D CDB

z D B

j ~' A c

X 9 in. Y E 3xin. F D

Algebra i:::,,FGH ~ £::,, QRS. Find the measures of the given angles or the lengths
of the given sides.

17. m L F = x + 24; m L Q = 3x 18. GH = 3x - 2; RS = x + 6

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Practice (continued) Form G

4-2 Triangle Congruence by SSS and SAS

13. Draw a Diagram A student draws /':;ABC and 6 QRS. The following sides
and angles are congruent:
AC ~ QS AB ~ QR LB ~ LR

Based on this, can the student use either SSS or SAS to prove that 6 ABC ~ 6 QRS?
If the answer is no, explain what additional information the student needs. Use a sketch
to help explain your answer.

14. Given: BC ~ DC, AC ~ EC B

Prove: /':;ABC ~ 6 EDC
Statements Reasons
D

15. Given: liVX 11 l'Z, liVX ~ yz

Prove: 6 lNXZ ~ 6 ¥ZX

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4-3 Triangle Congruence by ASA and AAS

Name two triangles that are congruent by ASA.

2. R X y

sJ T
~
u

V
y:::7
W

3. Developing Proof Complete the proof by filling in the blanks.

Given: L Hif ~ L Kif
L ifH ~ L ifK
& I
K

Prove: D.Hif ~ D.Kif H J

Proof: L Hif ~ L Kif and L ifH ~ L ifK are given.

If ~ If by __1__.
So, D.Hif ~ D.Kif by __1__.

4. Given : L LOM ~ L N PM, LM ~ NM L N

R
Prove: D.LOM ~ D.NPM

0 p

5. Given: L B and L D are right angles. E

- -
AB bisects ED
Prove: D.ABC ~ D.EDC

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Practice (continued) Form G

4-3 Triangle Congruence by ASA and AAS

6. Developing Proof Complete the proof.

Given: L I ~ L2, AB l_ BL, KL l_ BL, AB~ KL

Prove: 6ABG ~ 6KLG

B G L

Proof: ( _ _ ] [ h ] { ]
_AB .l BL_ -~~ LBi" cig tL. " " Lt~ L2 ~

( LB =L L J (,-6-A-BG_=_6_K-LG--..J

[ iQ .l BT)-...,..[LL;,~ eight L)/ [Jijj ~ jQ 1/ ----

7. Write a flow proof.
Given: LE
LHFG
~ LH
~ LEGF
l2l
G H
8. Write a two-column proof.

Given: L K
KL ~ ML
~ LM x J K

Prove: 6 EGF ~ 6 HFG Prove: f".i]KL ~ 6 PML

M p

For Exercises 9 and 10, write a paragraph proof.

9. Given: L D ~ LG 10. Given: JM bisects L J. K
HE ~ FE
JM1-KL
J
~M
Prove: 6 EFG ~ 6 EHD Prove: f".i]MK ~ f".i]ML
L

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Practice Form G
4-4 Using Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles

For each pair of triangles, tell why the two triangles are congruent. Give the
congruence statement. Then list all the other corresponding parts of the
triangles that are congruent.
1. M 2.N~

~Q
H

3. Complete the proof.

Given: YA~ BA, LB~ LY

Prove: AZ ~ AC

Statements Reasons
1) YA~ BA, LB~ LY 1) _1_
2) L YAZ and L BAC are vertical angles. 2) Definition of vertical angles
3) L YAZ ~ L BAC 3)_1_
4) _1_ 4) _1_
5) _1_ 5)_1_

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Practice Form G
4-4 (continued)

Using Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles

5. Complete the proof.

- -- --
Given: ED _l_ AB, ED _l_ DE, BC ~ DC
Prove: L A ~ LE

Statements Reasons
1) ED _l_ AB, ED _l_ DE 1) _1__
2) L CDE and L CBA are right angles. 2) Definition ofrightangles
3) LCDE ~ L CBA 3) _1__
4) _1__ 4) Vertical angles are congruent.

5) BC ~ DC 5) _1__
6) _1__ 6) _1__
7) LA~ LE 7) _1__

6. Construction Use a construction to prove that the B

two base angles of an isosceles triangle are congruent.
Given: Isosceles f':i.ABC with base AC
Prove: LA ~ LC
A c
Statements Reasons
1) f':i.ABC is isosceles. 1) _1__

2) AB ~ CB 2) Definition of isosceles triangle.

3) Construct the midpoint of AC 3) Construction

and call it D. Construct DB.
4) _1__ 4) Definition of midpoint

5) ED ~ ED 5) _1__
6) f':i.ABD ~ f':i. CED 6) _1__
7) _1__ 7) _1__

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Practice Form G
4-5 (continued)

Isosceles and Equilateral Triangles

Use the diagram for Exercises 15-17 to complete D

each congruence statement. Explain why it is true.

15. DP~ _1_

16. DG ~ ?

17. DC ~ ?

18. The wall at the front entrance to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
in Cleveland, Ohio, is an isosceles triangle. The triangle has a vertex angle of
102. What is the measure of the base angles?

19. Reasoning An exterior angle of an isosceles triangle has the measure 130.
Find two possible sets of measures for the angles of the triangle.

Algebra Find the values of m and n.

21. 22. 23.

15°

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Practice FormK
4-6 Congruence in Right Triangles

1. Developing Proof Complete the proof. v w

Given: L TVVZ and L VWX are right angles.
-
wz ~

Prove: 6 TVVZ
-
vx
~ 6 VWX
To prove that right triangles 6 lVVZ and 6 VWX are congruent,
[>;(]
z x
you must prove that the hypotenuses are congruent and that
one__]___ is congruent.

Statements Reasons
1) __]___ 1) Given

2) __]___ 2) Given

3) __]___ 3) Reflexive Property of Congruence

4) __]___ 4) HL Theorem

2. Look at Exercise 1. If m L X = 54, whatis m L Z?

3. Look at Exercise 1. If m L X = 54, what is m L VWZ?

4. Study Exercise 1. Can you prove that 6 TVVZ and 6 VWX are congruent
without using the HL Theorem? Explain.

Algebra For what values of xandyare thetriangles congruent byHL'?

5. x- 4 6.

y +3 y +x x+7

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Practice Form G
4-7
(continued)

Congruence in Overlapping Triangles

14. Complete the following proof.

Given: RU~ TS, LRUT and L UTS are right angles, Vis the
midpoint of US.
Prove: !lRVU ~ fl TVS

Statements Reasons
1) RU~ TS, LRUT and L UTS are 1) _1__
right angles, Vis the midpoint of US.
2) UT~ TU 2) _1__
3) _1__ 3) All right angles are congruent
4) _1__ 4) SAS
5) LRUS and LSUT are 5) _1__
complementary angles.
6) _1__ 6) Definition of complementary angles
7) L SUT ~ L RTU 7) _1__
8) L RUS ~ L STR 8) _1__
9) _1__ 9) Definition of midpoint
10) L RVU ~ L TVS 10) _1__
11) fl RVU ~ fl TVS 11) _1__

15. Write a paragraph proof. M

Given: Pis the midpoint of QN, MP -1 QN

Prove: !lMRQ ~ !lMRN

Q p N

16. In the diagram at the right, L A ~ LC, AB ~ CE, F D

~
and DA ~ PC. Which two triangles are congruent
by SAS? Explain.

A B E c

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