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Congruent triangles (SSS)

I can appreciate and use the criteria by which triangles are congruent (SSS).

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Congruent triangles (SSS)

I can appreciate and use the criteria by which triangles are congruent (SSS).

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Key learning points

By knowing the three side lengths of the triangle and its image, you can prove congruence.
The corresponding angle pairs will be the same.

Keywords

Congruent - If one shape can fit exactly on top of another using rotation, reflection or translation, then the shapes are congruent.

Common misconception

Pupils may believe that as the sides fix the angles, that this implies it is true conversely.

Use any regular polygon to highlight that the angles will always be the same, but the edge lengths are not always the same length. Regular polygons are always similar but not necessarily congruent.

Have your class, cut two identical sets of four strips of paper and label them a, b, c and d. Get them to investigate how they know for certain that two quadrilaterals are congruent to each other. They can then use only three to look at congruent triangles.

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6 Questions

Q1.

In degrees, what is the size of the angle shown?

Correct Answer: 40, forty

Q2.

Select all the quadrilaterals that have at least one pair of equal sides.

Correct answer: Kite

Correct answer: Square

Trapezium

Irregular quadrilateral

Correct answer: Parallelogram

Q3.

These two rectangles are similar. This means that the side marked $$x$$ is cm.

Correct Answer: 4, four

Q4.

Quadrilaterals ABCD and HEFG are congruent. Match each side or angle in quadrilateral ABCD with a corresponding edge or angle in quadrilateral HEFG.

Correct Answer:AB,GF

Correct Answer:CD,EH

Correct Answer:BC,EF

Correct Answer:∠DCB,∠FEH

∠FEH

Correct Answer:∠ADC,∠EHG

∠EHG

Correct Answer:∠DAB,∠HGF

∠HGF

Q5.

A transformation has taken place on a shape. The image is congruent to the object. Which transformation cannot have taken place?

translation

reflection

rotation

Correct answer: enlargement (SF$$\neq$$1)

Q6.

Match each quadrilateral with another quadrilateral that could have the same interior angles.

Correct Answer:Square,Rectangle

Rectangle

Correct Answer:Parallelogram,Rhombus

Rhombus

Correct Answer:Isosceles trapezium,Parallelogram

Parallelogram

Correct Answer:Kite,Trapezium

Trapezium

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6 Questions

Q1.

If triangle ABC is congruent to triangle PQR. Match the corresponding equal edges.

Correct Answer:AB,QR

Correct Answer:BC,PR

Correct Answer:AC,QP

Q2.

Triangle MNO is congruent to triangle ABC by SSS and MN is 11 cm. Which angle in triangle MNO is opposite MN?

32°

45°

Correct answer: 103°

Q3.

Triangle MNO has two angles of 103° and 32°. Side MN is 12 cm. Are triangle ABC and MNO congruent?

Yes - their corresponding angles are the same.

Correct answer: No - the corresponding edges are not the same.

Q4.

STUV is a square. Match each statement to a reason to prove that triangle STU is congruent to triangle SVU by SSS.

Correct Answer:ST = SV,as ST and SV are both edges of the same square.

as ST and SV are both edges of the same square.

Correct Answer:TU = VU,as TU and VU are both edges of the same square.

as TU and VU are both edges of the same square.

Correct Answer:SU,is a common edge to both triangles.

is a common edge to both triangles.

Q5.

Jun measures each of these triangles. Which of the triangles are congruent to this triangle by SSS?

Correct Answer: An image in a quiz

Q6.

PQRS is an isosceles trapezium. PR = QS. Match the letters in the proof with the correct edge.

Correct Answer:a,PQ

Correct Answer:b,QR

Correct Answer:c,PR