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AMSCO'S Geometry. New York - Rye High School

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Proving Triangles Congruent Using Angle, Side,Angle 163EXAMPLE 1Given: AEB and CED intersect at E, E is themidpoint of AEB, AC ' AE, andBD ' BE.DProve: AEC BDEAEBProve the triangles congruent by ASA.CProof Statements Reasonsg1. AEB and CED intersect at E. 1. Given.A 2. AEC BED3. E is the midpoint of AEB. 3. Given.S 4. AE > BE5. AC ' AE and BD ' BE 5. Given.2. If two lines intersect, the verticalangles are congruent.4. The midpoint of a line segmentdivides the segment into two congruentsegments.6. A and B are right angles. 6. Perpendicular lines intersect toform right angles.A 7. A Bg7. If two angles are right angles, theyare congruent.8. AEC BED 8. ASA (steps 2, 4, 7).ExercisesWriting About Mathematics1. Marty said that if two triangles are congruent and one of the triangles is a right triangle,then the other triangle must be a right triangle. Do you agree with Marty? Explain why orwhy not.2. In ABC and DEF, AB > DE, and /B > /E.a. Dora said that if AC is congruent to DF, then itfollows that ABC DEF. Do you agree withCFDora? Justify your answer.A B D Eb. Using only the SAS and ASA postulates, if ABC is not congruent to DEF, whatsides and what angles cannot be congruent?

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