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.

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.
Vocabulary
The Right Match
Congruent Not congruent

A
B
C
D
E
F
Corresponding sides and angles
Corresponding Angles
R A
Corresponding sides
A B
C
R
S
T
S B
T C
AB RS
BC ST
AC RT
A
B
C
H
J
K
Show that the polygons
are congruent by
identifying all of the
congruent corresponding
parts. Then write a
congruence statement.
Answer: All corresponding parts of the two polygons
are congruent. Therefore, ABCDE RTPSQ.
Sides:
Angles:
The support beams on the fence form
congruent triangles. In the figure ABC
DEF, 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 P C T C

O P CPCTC
mO = mP Definition of congruence
6y 14 = 40 Substitution
In the diagram, ITP
NGO. Find the values
of x and y.
6y = 54 Add 14 to each side.
y = 9 Divide each side by 6.
NG = IT Definition of congruence
x 2y = 7.5 Substitution y = 9
x 18 = 7.5 x = 25.5, y = 9
CPCTC
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
In the diagram, FHJ HFG. Find the
values of x and y.
ARCHITECTURE A drawing
of a towers roof is
composed of congruent
triangles all converging at a
point at the top. If IJ K
IKJ and mIJ K = 72, find
mJ IH.

mIJK + mIJK + mJIK = 180 Substitution
72 + 72 + mJIK = 180 Substitution
144 + mJIK = 180 Simplify.
mJIK = 36 Subtract 144 from each side.
mJIH = 36 Third Angles Theorem
Answer: mJIH = 36
mIJK + mIKJ + mJIK = 180 Triangle Angle-Sum Theorem
JIK JIH Congruent Triangles

Write a two-column proof.
Prove: LMN PON
2. LNM PNO 2. Vertical Angles Theorem
Statements Reasons
3. M O 3. Third Angles Theorem
4. LMN PON 4. CPCTC
1. Given 1.

Find the missing information in the following proof.
Prove: QNP OPN
Reasons Statements
3. Q O, NPQ PNO 3. Given
5. Definition of Congruent Polygons 5. QNP OPN
4. _________________ 4. QNP ONP ?
2.
2. Reflexive Property of
Congruence
1.

1. Given
Third angle theorem
Like congruence of segments and angles, congruence of
triangles is reflexive, symmetric, and transitive.
4-3 Assignment
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