4-3 Congruent Triangles

You identified and used congruent angles.

• Name and use corresponding parts of

congruent polygons.
• Prove triangles congruent using the
definition of congruence.
 Vocabulary
• If two geometric figures have exactly the
same shape and size, they are congruent.
• Un two congruent polygons, all of the
parts of one polygon are congruent to the
corresponding parts or matching parts of
the other polygon. These corresponding
parts include corresponding angles and
corresponding sides.
 The Right Match
Congruent Not congruent

A
D

F
E
C

B

Corresponding sides and angles
C T

A B R S

Corresponding Angles Corresponding sides

A  R
C  T AB RS

B  S BC ST
AC RT
 H
B

A C K J
 Show that the polygons
are congruent by
identifying all of the
congruent corresponding
parts. Then write a
congruence statement.

Angles:

Sides:

Answer: All corresponding parts of the two polygons

are congruent. Therefore, ABCDE  RTPSQ.
The support beams on the fence form
congruent triangles. In the figure ΔABC 
ΔDEF, which of the following congruence
statements correctly identifies
corresponding angles or sides?

A.

B.

C.

D.
The phrase “if and only if” in the congruent polygon
definition means that both the conditional and its
converse are true. So, if two polygons are
congruent, then their corresponding parts are
congruent. For triangles, Corresponding parts of
congruent triangles are congruent, or CPCTC.

C PCTC
In the diagram, ΔITP 
ΔNGO. Find the values
of x and y.

O  P CPCTC
mO = mP Definition of congruence
6y – 14 = 40 Substitution
6y = 54 Add 14 to each side.
y= 9 Divide each side by 6.
CPCTC
NG = IT Definition of congruence
x – 2y = 7.5 Substitution y = 9
x – 18 = 7.5 x = 25.5, y = 9
In the diagram, ΔFHJ  ΔHFG. Find the
values of x and y.

A. x = 4.5, y = 2.75

B. x = 2.75, y = 4.5

C. x = 1.8, y = 19

D. x = 4.5, y = 5.5
ARCHITECTURE A drawing
of a tower’s roof is
composed of congruent
triangles all converging at a
point at the top. If IJK 
IKJ and mIJK = 72, find
mJIH.
 ΔJIK  ΔJIH Congruent Triangles
mIJK + mIKJ + mJIK = 180 Triangle Angle-Sum Theorem
mIJK + mIJK + mJIK = 180 Substitution
72 + 72 + mJIK = 180 Substitution
144 + mJIK = 180 Simplify.
mJIK = 36 Subtract 144 from each side.
mJIH = 36 Third Angles Theorem
Answer: mJIH = 36
Write a two-column proof.

Prove: ΔLMN  ΔPON

Statements Reasons

1. 1. Given

2. LNM  PNO 2. Vertical Angles Theorem

3. M  O 3. Third Angles Theorem

4. ΔLMN  ΔPON 4. CPCTC

Find the missing information in the following proof.

Prove: ΔQNP  ΔOPN

Statements Reasons
1. 1. Given
2. 2. Reflexive Property of
Congruence
3. Q  O, NPQ  PNO 3. Given
4. QNP  ONP Third angle theorem
4. _________________
?
5. ΔQNP  ΔOPN 5. Definition of Congruent Polygons
Like congruence of segments and angles, congruence of
triangles is reflexive, symmetric, and transitive.
 4-3 Assignment
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