ASA or AAS?

Part of the Congruence & Proof section of Coddy's Geometry journey. Lesson 22 of 60.

When the givens are written in words instead of drawn, the figure carries no marks, and you have to place each fact yourself. Find the two angles' vertices, then find the side.

$Triangles ABC and DEF with no marks$

Say you are given ∠B = ∠E, ∠C = ∠F and AB = DE. The angles are at B and C, so the included side would be BC. AB is a different side, so this is AAS. Had the given been BC = EF, it would be ASA. Both rules prove congruence; the board only asks you to name the right one.

Challenge

The figure has no marks. You are given ∠QRP = ∠TUS, ∠RPQ = ∠UST and PQ = ST. The statements are written; give each its reason, then press Check.

Try it yourself

$Write the proof$

Write the proof

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2Congruent Triangles

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5ASA and AAS

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8Proofs with Vertical Angles

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11Similarity Proofs