Chapter

4 Triangles and Congruence

4.1

Answer Key

Triangle Sum Theorem

Answers
1.

m1 = 41

2.

m1 = 86

3.

m1 = 61

4.

m1 = 51

5.

m1 = 13

6.

m1 = 60

7.

m1 = 70

8.

84

9.

57

10.

21

11.

x = 14

12.

x = 9

13.

x = 22

14.

x = 17

15.

x = 12

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4.2

Answer Key

Exterior Angles Theorem

Answers
1.

m1 = 118

2.

m1 = 68

3.

m1 = 116

4.

m1 = 161

5.

m1 = 141

6.

m1 = 135

7.

180

8.

360

9.

360

10.

x = 30

11.

x = 25

12.

x = 7

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4.3

Answer Key

Congruent Triangles

Answers
1.

Yes

2.

Yes

3.

Yes

4.

No

5.

No

6.

Yes

7.

No

8.

Yes

9.

No

10.

Yes

11.

No

12.

Yes

13.

Yes

14.

No

15.

No

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Answer Key

Congruence Statements

Answers
1.

FGH KLM

2.

No, we do not know if , so we cannot say that the triangles are congruent.

3.

ABE DCE

4.

No, we only know that one pair of sides and one pair of angles are congruent. This is
not enough information to determine if the triangles are congruent.

5.

Line up the congruent sides: BCD ZYX

6.

Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles are Congruent or CPCTC.

7.

T F, B A, S M, TB FA, BS AM,TS FM

8.

P S, A T, M E, PA ST , AM TE, PM SE

9.

I W, N E, T B, IN WE, NT EB,IT WB

10.

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4.5

Answer Key

Third Angle Theorem

Answers
1.

88

2.

42

3.

50

4.

42

5.

47

6.

43

7.

47

8.

37

9.

Lines are not marked parallel, we cannot assume that mHIJ = 108.

10.

35

11.

Lines are not marked parallel, we cannot assume that mIHJ = 37.

12.

55

13.

63

14.

62

15.

63

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4.6

SSS Triangle Congruence

Answers
1.

Yes, DEF HJI, SSS

2.

No, one triangle is SSS and the other is SAS.

3.

Yes, ABC FED, SSS

4.

Yes, ATD ETD, SSS

5.

AB HI

6.

AB JL

7.
Statement

8.

Reason

1. B is the midpoint of DC , AD AC

Given

2. DB BC

Definition of a Midpoint

3. AB AB

Reflexive PoC

4. ABD ABC

SSS

Triangle #1: (-8, 0), (0, 3), and (-5, 9), Side #1 = 73, Side #2 = 90, Side #3 = 61
Triangle #2: (2, 5), (10, 2), and (5, -4), Side #1 = 90, Side #2 = 73, Side #3 = 61
The triangles are congruent by SSS.

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Answer Key

Triangle #1: (-7, 2), (1, 6), and (4, 5), Side #1 = 80, Side #2 = 130, Side #3 = 10
Triangle #2: (-1, -10), (-5, -2), and (-8, -1), Side #1 = 80, Side #2 = 130, Side #3
= 10
The triangles are congruent by SSS.

10.

ABC: AB = 18, AC= 58, BC = 52, DEF: DF = 17, DE = 58, EF = 137

The triangles are not congruent because not all the corresponding sides are congruent.

11.

ABC: AB = 37, AC = 45, BC = 34, DEF: DE = 37 ,DF = 45, EF = 34

The triangles are congruent by SSS.

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4.7

SAS Triangle Congruence

Answers
1.

No, these are both SSA, which is not a congruence postulate.

2.

Yes, ABC YXZ, SAS

3.

No, these are both SSA, which is not a congruent postulate

4.

C G

5.

C K

6.

AB ON

7.
Statement

Reason

1. B is a midpoint of DC , AB DC

Given

2. DB BC

Definition of a midpoint

3. ABD and ABC are right angles

lines create 4 right angles

4. ABD ABC

All right angles are

5. AB AB

Reflexive PoC

6. ABD ABC

SAS

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8.
Statement

Reason

1. AB is an angle bisector of DAC, AD AC

Given

2. DAB BAC

Definition of an Angle Bisector

3. AB AB

Reflexive PoC

4. ABD ABC

SAS

9.
Statement

Reason

1. B is the midpoint of DE and AC ,

ABE is a right angle

Given

2. DB BE, AB BC

Definition of a Midpoint

3. mABE = 90

Definition of a Right Angle

4. mABE = mDBC

Vertical Angle Theorem

5. ABE CBD

SAS

10.
Statement

Reason

1. DB is the angle bisector of ADC, AD DC

Given

2. ADB BDC

Definition of an Angle Bisector

3. DB DB

Reflexive PoC

4. ABD CBD

SAS

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4.8

ASA and AAS Triangle Congruence

Answers
1.

Yes, AAS, ABC FDE

2.

Yes, ASA, ABC IHG

3.
No, the triangles have congruent parts that would be SSA. This is not a congruence
theorem.

4.

DBC DBA because they are both right angles and created by perpendicular lines.

5.

CDB ADB

6.
from the Reflexive Property. We have enough to say that the triangles are
congruent
by ASA.

7.
Statement
1. DB AC ,

Reason
Given

DB is the angle bisector of CDA

2. DBC and ADB are right angles

Definition of perpendicular

3. DBC ADB

All right angles are

4. CDB ADB

Definition of an angle bisector

5. DB DB

Reflexive PoC

6. CDB ADB

ASA

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Chapter 4 Triangles and Congruence

8.

C A by CPCTC (corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent)

9.

L O and P N by the Alternate Interior Angles Theorem.

10.

LMP NMO by the Vertical Angles Theorem.

11.

There is more than one correct proof, this is one possible answer.
Statement

Reason

1. LP || NO , LP NO

Given

2. L O, P N

Alternate Interior Angles Theorem

3. LMP OMN

ASA

12.

CPCTC

13.

Start with the proof from #11 and continue.

Statement

Reason

1. LP || NO , LP NO

Given

2. L O, P N

Alternate Interior Angles

3. LMP OMN

ASA

4. LM MO

CPCTC

5. M is the midpoint of PN .

Definition of a midpoint

14.

A N

15.

C M

16.

PM MN

17.

or

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Chapter 4 Triangles and Congruence

4.9

Answer Key

HL Triangle Congruence

Answers
1.

NM ZX

2.

FG RS or FE RQ

3.

VW DC and WX CB or VX DB

4.

Given/Definition of Perpendicular Lines

5.

AC CD

6.

ED AB

7.

HL Congruence

8.

No

9.

Yes, by SAS

10.

No

11.

Yes, by HL

12.

No

13.

No

14.

Yes, by SSS

15.

No

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Answer Key

Chapter 4 Triangles and Congruence

4.10

Isosceles Triangles

Answers
1.

x = 13

2.

y = 16

3.

x=1

4.

y=3

5.

x = 4, y = 11

6.

True

7.

False, only in an isosceles right triangle.

8.

False, only in the case of an equilateral triangle.

9.

True

10.
Statement
1. Isosceles CIS, with base angles C and

Reason
Given

S IO is the angle bisector of CIS

2. C S

Base Angles Theorem

3. CIO SIO

Definition of an Angle Bisector

4. IO IO

Reflexive PoC

5. CIO SIO

ASA

6. CO OS

CPCTC

7. IOC IOS

CPCTC

8. IOC and IOS are supplementary

Linear Pair Postulate

9. mIOC = mIOS = 90

Congruent Supplements Theorem

10. IO is the perpendicular bisector of CS

Definition of a bisector (Steps 6 and 9)

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11.
Statement
1. Isosceles ICS with C and S, IO is the

Reason
Given

perpendicular bisector of CS

12.

2. C S

Base Angle Theorem

3. CO OS

Definition of a bisector

4. mIOC = mIOS = 90

Definition of a bisector

5. CIO SIO

ASA

6. CIO SIO

CPCTC

7. IO is the angle bisector of CIS

Definition of an Angle Bisector

Side #1 = 18, Side #2 = 18, Side #3 = 6

This is an isosceles triangle because Side #1 and Side #2 are equal.

13.

Side #1 = 17, Side #2 = 40, Side #3 = 9

No sides are equal, so this is a scalene triangle.

14.

Side #1 = 72, Side #2 = 234, Side #3 = 162

No sides are equal, so this is a scalene triangle.

15.

Side #1 = 104, Side #2 = 208, Side #3 = 104

This is an isosceles triangle because Side #1 and Side #3 are equal.

16.

Side #1 = 8, Side #2 = 65, Side #3 = 65

This is an isosceles triangle because Side #2 and Side #3 are equal.

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Chapter 4 Triangles and Congruence

4.11

Answer Key

Equilateral Triangles

Answers
1.

x = 60

2.

y = 68

3.

x = 1.5

4.

y = 17

5.

z = 17

6.

n = 25

7.

x = 4 2

8.

x = 3, y = 2

9.

x = 2, y = 5

10.

z=4

11.

a = 1, 6

12.

m = 4, 15

13.

x = 4, 1

14.

x = 2 14

15.

x = 25, y = 19

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