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6. Proving Triangle Congruence by ASA and AAS
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Exercise 4 Page 630

What can you say about ∠ ACB and BC?

AAS Congruence Theorem

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Examining the diagram, we see that the two triangles have one congruent angle and they share a side, BC. By the Reflexive Property of Congruence, we can therefore claim that this side is congruent between the triangles. Let's add this information to the diagram.

From the diagram, we see that ∠ ACB and ∠ DCB form a linear pair. This means these angles are supplementary: m∠ ACB+m∠ DCB=180^(∘) Since, m∠ DCB= 90^(∘), we can solve for m∠ ACB. m∠ ACB+ 90^(∘)=180^(∘) ⇒ m∠ ACB=90^(∘) Let's add this information to our diagram. Note that we have two sets of angles and a non-included corresponding side that are congruent.

Now we have enough information to claim congruence by the AAS Congruence Theorem.