SSS
We proved that SAS implies the Pons Asinorum, or the isosceles triangle theorem. This worksheet shows that SAS further implies SSS.
SAS implies SSS
Proof:
Let ΔABC and ΔABC' be two triangles satisfying the SSS criterion after one has been flipped and placed so that two sides coincide on segment AC. It follows that AB=AB' and CB=CB'.[br][br]By using the Pons Asinorum twice, we get that the green angles are congruent to each other and also the red. Angle addition yields that [math]\angle[/math]ABC is anticongruent to [math]\angle[/math]AB'C.[br][br]SAS then implies ΔABC and ΔAB'C are anticongruent and hence that the original triangles were congruent before flipping.