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How Can You Identify the Angle Side Angle Congruence in Triangles? ΔABC ≅ ΔDEFįAQs on Angle Side Angle What is Angle Side Angle?Īngle side angle also knows as ASA Criterion means if two triangles are congruent any two angles and the side included between them of one triangle are equal to the corresponding angles and the included side of the other triangle. Thus, since all the three vertices of the two triangles (can be made to) respectively coincide, the two triangles are congruent by angle side angle triangle congruence theorem. This means that the point of intersection of ED and FD (which is D) will coincide exactly with the point of intersection of BA and CA (which is A). Similarly, since∠C = ∠F, the direction of FD will be the same as the direction of CA. Since ∠B = ∠E, the direction of ED will be the same as the direction of BA. Let us first do a thought experiment and try to superimpose ΔDEF on ΔABC. Let us see the proof of the ASA theorem:Ĭonsider the following two triangles, Δ ABC and Δ DEF.Ĭan we say that ΔABC and ΔDEF are congruent?
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We may even call it the AAS Congruence Rule.Īngle side angle theorem states that two triangles are congruent if two angles and the included side of one triangle are equal to two angles and the included side of the other triangle. Therefore, we can conclude that the two triangles are congruent if any two pairs of angles and one pair of corresponding sides are equal. We know that the sum of the three angles of a triangle is 180° and thus if two pairs of angles are equal, the third pair(180° – the sum of equal angles) is also equal. Are the triangles still congruent? You will observe that they are congruent.
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Suppose, now in two triangles two pairs of angles and one pair of corresponding sides are equal but the side is not included between the corresponding equal pairs of angles. or, BA = ED So, Δ ABC ≅ Δ DEF (by SAS axiom)Ĭase 3: If AB < DE, we can choose a point M on DE such that ME = AB and repeating the arguments as given in Case 2, we can conclude that AB = DE and so, Δ ABC ≅ Δ DEF. This is possible only if P coincides with A. Since the triangles are congruent, their corresponding parts will be equal. Thus, Δ PBC ≅ Δ DEF, by the SAS congruence rule. In Δ PBC and Δ DEF, PB = DE (By construction), ∠ B = ∠ E (Given), BC = EF (Given). Thus, Δ ABC ≅ Δ DEF (by SAS)Ĭase 2: Let if possible AB > DE and thus, we can take a point P on AB such that PB = DE. Since knowing any two angles is equivalent to knowing all 3 angles, the ASA postulate can be generalized to this: If we have two triangles ∆ ABC and ∆ DEF and AB is congruent to DE, the two triangles are congruent as long as any of two corresponding angles are congruent.Consider the two triangles, ABC and DEF in which ∠ B = ∠ E, ∠ C = ∠ F, and BC = EFįor proving the congruence of the two triangles three cases arise.Ĭase 1: AB = DE (Assumed), ∠ B = ∠ E (Given), BC = EF (Given). It follows by substitution that ∠ BCA ≅ ∠ EFD. Solving for ∠ BCA and ∠ EFD shouldn't be a problem. The triangle Angle Sum Theorem tells us that all the interior angles in a triangle add up to 180°. We also know that ∠ CAB ≅ ∠ FDE and ∠ ABC ≅ ∠ DEF. Basically, the Angle Sum Theorem for triangles elevates its rank from postulate to theorem. Since we use the Angle Sum Theorem to prove it, it's no longer a postulate because it isn't assumed anymore. Since the only other arrangement of angles and sides available is two angles and a non-included side, we call that the Angle Angle Side Theorem, or AAS.Ī quick thing to note is that AAS is a theorem, not a postulate. This means that knowing any two angles and one side is essentially the same as the ASA postulate. One important fact to consider: Knowing two angles in a triangle can automatically give us the third angle, thanks to the triangle Angle Sum Theorem. If all of that is true (which it is), then we can say that ∆ ABC ≅ ∆ DEF by ASA (and no, we don't mean the American Society of Anesthesiologists). The segments in between them, AC and DF, are also congruent. We have two sets of congruent angles: ∠ A ≅ ∠ D and ∠ C ≅ ∠ F. Is it true that ∆ ABC ≅ ∆ DEF? How do you know?