4 7 Triangle Congruence CPCTC 4 7 Triangle

4 -7 Triangle. Congruence: CPCTC 4 -7 Triangle Warm Up Lesson Presentation Lesson Quiz Holt. Geometry Holt Mc. Dougal Geometry

4 -7 Triangle Congruence: CPCTC is an abbreviation for the phrase “Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles are Congruent. ” It can be used as a justification in a proof after you have proven two triangles congruent. Holt Mc. Dougal Geometry

4 -7 Triangle Congruence: CPCTC Remember! SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, and HL use corresponding parts to prove triangles congruent. CPCTC uses congruent triangles to prove corresponding parts congruent. Holt Mc. Dougal Geometry

4 -7 Triangle Congruence: CPCTC Example 1: Engineering Application A and B are on the edges of a ravine. What is AB? One angle pair is congruent, because they are vertical angles. Two pairs of sides are congruent, because their lengths are equal. Therefore the two triangles are congruent by SAS. By CPCTC, the third side pair is congruent, so AB = 18 mi. Holt Mc. Dougal Geometry

4 -7 Triangle Congruence: CPCTC Check It Out! Example 1 A landscape architect sets up the triangles shown in the figure to find the distance JK across a pond. What is JK? One angle pair is congruent, because they are vertical angles. Two pairs of sides are congruent, because their lengths are equal. Therefore the two triangles are congruent by SAS. By CPCTC, the third side pair is congruent, so JK = 41 ft. Holt Mc. Dougal Geometry

4 -7 Triangle Congruence: CPCTC Example 2: Proving Corresponding Parts Congruent Given: YW bisects XZ, XY YZ. Prove: XYW ZYW Z Holt Mc. Dougal Geometry

4 -7 Triangle Congruence: CPCTC Example 2 Continued ZW WY Holt Mc. Dougal Geometry

4 -7 Triangle Congruence: CPCTC Check It Out! Example 2 Given: PR bisects QPS and QRS. Prove: PQ PS Holt Mc. Dougal Geometry

4 -7 Triangle Congruence: CPCTC Check It Out! Example 2 Continued QRP SRP PR bisects QPS and QRS Given RP PR QPR SPR Reflex. Prop. of Def. of bisector ∆PQR ∆PSR ASA PQ PS CPCTC Holt Mc. Dougal Geometry