angle side angle
If two angles and the included side of one triangle are congruent to two angles and the included side of another triangle, then these two triangles are congruent.
Angle Side Angle (abbreviated as ASA) is one of the methods used to prove that two triangles are congruent. This method involves proving that two triangles have two corresponding angles and the included side (the side between the two angles) congruent. Here are the steps involved in proving two triangles are congruent using ASA.
Step 1: Identify the two triangles to be proven congruent and label their vertices.
Step 2: Identify and mark the angles and sides that are congruent between the two triangles.
Step 3: Identify the included side between the two congruent angles.
Step 4: State the given information about the angles and sides of the two triangles in a congruence statement like: ΔABC ≅ ΔDEF.
Step 5: Use the congruence statement to write out the two triangles’ corresponding parts that are congruent.
Step 6: Explain why the triangles are congruent using the ASA postulate.
Step 7: Draw markings and labels on the congruent diagram to prove the two triangles are congruent.
It is worth noting that, if the included side between the two congruent angles isn’t given, the ASA proof method is invalid.
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