Triangle Congruence Shortcuts

youngcar, Kim Scott, 21/9/2023

Investigate each possibility to see which congruence shortcuts can be used to prove that two triangles are congruent.


  • 1. Does Side-Side-Side work?
  • 2. Side-Angle-Side (SAS)
  • 3. Angle-Side-Angle (ASA)
  • 4. Angle-Angle-Side (AAS or SAA)
  • 5. Hypotenuse-Leg (HL)
  • 6. Ambiguous Case of Side-Side-Angle Triangle
  • 7. SSA - Triangle Congruence?

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Does Side-Side-Side work?

EXPLORING SSS
[color=#000000]Feel free to move the [b]BIG WHITE POINTS[/b] anywhere you'd like![br]You can adjust the triangle's side lengths by using the vertical sliders on the right. [/color]
– Jillian Folino, Tim Brzezinski

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