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Triangle Congruency. MM1G3 c. Congruency Postulates/Theorems. SSS Congruency Postulate. Side-Side-Side (SSS) Congruence Examples.
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Triangle Congruency MM1G3c
The Side-Side-Side (SSS) Congruence Postulate states that if all three sides of one triangle are congruent to all three sides of another triangle, then the two triangles are congruent. D A E B F C
Example 1: In the triangles below, MN = 3, NP = 4, MP = 5, XY = 3, YZ = 4, and XZ = 5. Are the two triangles congruent? If so, why? Solution: M X N P Y Z
Example 2: If x = 4, are the two triangles below congruent? If so, why? Solution: Substituting x = 4, we can find the length of each side. QP = 10, QR = 12, and PR = 9 KL = 10, KJ = 12, and LJ = 9 Q K 2x+2 5x-8 3x x+6 P R J L 2x+1 3x-3
Example 3: Is ∆ ABD congruent to ∆ CDB? If so, why? Solution: A B D C
K Q 10 12 12 10 P R J L 9 9 Therefore, since all three sides of ∆ QPR are congruent to all three sides of ∆ KLJ, then the two triangles are congruent by the Side-Side-Side (SSS) Congruence Postulate.
Summary Side-Side-Side (SSS) Congruence Postulate: If three sides of one triangle are congruent to three sides of another triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.
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