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Geometry 4.5 Notes
LT 4.5- I can apply SSS and SAS to construct triangles and solve problems.
*___________________ ______________________share a side, so that side can be included in SSS.
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Included Angle: an angle formed by two adjacent sides.
*Remember, vertical angles are congruent!
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*it is important
that you state your
parts in order of
the postulate name
(i.e, SAS)
Ex. Show that the two triangles are congruent for the given value of the variable:
∆𝑀𝑁𝑂 ≅ ∆𝑃𝑄𝑅, when x=5.
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7
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5
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6
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X+2
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3x-9
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