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2. Congruent Triangles
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Exercise 9 Page 348

Check the angles and sides.

See solution.

Practice makes perfect

We want to show that the given triangles are congruent. To make conclusions about the congruence of the triangles, we can check for congruent angles and congruent sides. Let's check for these things one at a time!

Checking Angles

Consider the given triangles and their angle measures.

As we can see, the markers at angles ∠ X and ∠ A indicate that these are right angles. This means that the measure of both triangles is 90^(∘). Using the given measures, we can conclude the same for ∠ Z and ∠ C, and ∠ Y and ∠ B. We can write the corresponding congruence statements by using the symbol ≅.

∠ X &≅ ∠ A ∠ Y &≅ ∠ B ∠ Z &≅ ∠ C This means that all angles in triangle X Y Z have a congruent pair in triangle A B C.

Checking Sides

Now we will consider the side lengths of the given triangles.

The given measures of the sides indicate the following congruences. Z X &≅C A X Y &≅A B Y Z &≅B C As shown, all the sides of triangle X Y Z have a congruent pair in triangle A B C.

Conclusion

Since the vertices of the two triangles can be paired so that the corresponding angles and sides are congruent, we can say that the two triangles are congruent. △ X Y Z≅△ A B C