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# Corresponding Parts of Congruent Figures

## Identify matching side lengths and angle measures in congruent figures.

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Corresponding Parts of Congruent Figures

### Let's Think About It

Credit: Cambodia4kids.org Beth Canter
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Melvin lives in a house that has a lot of mirrors. He enjoys looking in the mirrors and playing with the mirrors. One day, his mother tells him that the parallelogram shaped mirror by the front door is congruent to the parallelogram shaped mirror next to the pictures in the hallway. Melvin draws the to shapes as best as he can and labels the parts that he knows for each shape.

What is the length of AB¯¯¯¯¯\begin{align*}\overline{AB}\end{align*}?

In this concept, you will learn about corresponding parts of congruent figures.

### Guidance

The word corresponding refers to parts that match between two congruent triangles. You can identify corresponding angles and corresponding sides.

First, name the corresponding angles. Corresponding angles are matching angles between the two triangles. Corresponding angles will have the same measure in congruent triangles.

ADBECF

Here the angles are connected with the symbol for congruent. When you see the equals sign with a squiggly line on top, you know that the items on each side of the equation are congruent.

Next, name the corresponding sides. Corresponding sides are matching sides between two triangles. They will have the same length in congruent triangles.

AB¯¯¯¯¯DE¯¯¯¯¯AC¯¯¯¯¯DF¯¯¯¯¯BC¯¯¯¯¯EF¯¯¯¯¯

### Guided Practice

These two figures are congruent. Which angle is congruent to angle A\begin{align*}A\end{align*}?



First, turn the second figure so that it is arranged like the first shape.

Then, identify the angle on the second figure that is in the same position as angle A\begin{align*}A\end{align*} in the first triangle.

P\begin{align*}P\end{align*}

The answer is angle P\begin{align*}P\end{align*}. AP\begin{align*}\angle A\cong \angle P\end{align*}

### Examples

Use the following diagram of two congruent triangles to answer each question.

#### Example 1

Angle E\begin{align*}E\end{align*} is congruent to angle _____

First, make sure that the triangles are arranged so that they look the same.

Yes

Then, identify the angle on the second triangle that is in the position that angle E\begin{align*}E\end{align*} is in the first triangle.

H\begin{align*}H\end{align*}

The answer is angle H\begin{align*}H\end{align*}. Angle E\begin{align*}E\end{align*} is congruent to angle H\begin{align*}H\end{align*}.

#### Example 2

FG¯¯¯¯¯\begin{align*}\overline{FG} \cong \underline{\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;\;}\end{align*}

First, make sure that the triangles are arranged so that they look the same.

Yes

Then, identify the line segment on the second triangle that is in the position that FG¯¯¯¯¯\begin{align*}\overline{FG}\end{align*} is in the first triangle.

IJ¯¯¯¯\begin{align*}\overline{IJ}\end{align*}

The answer is IJ¯¯¯¯\begin{align*}\overline{IJ}\end{align*}. FG¯¯¯¯¯IJ¯¯¯¯\begin{align*}\overline{FG}\cong \overline{IJ}\end{align*}.

#### Example 3

Angle J\begin{align*}J\end{align*} is congruent to angle _____

First, make sure that the triangles are arranged so that they look the same.

Yes

Then, identify the angle on the second triangle that is in the position that angle J\begin{align*}J\end{align*} is in the first triangle.

G\begin{align*}G\end{align*}

The answer is angle G\begin{align*}G\end{align*}. Angle J\begin{align*}J\end{align*} is congruent to angle G\begin{align*}G\end{align*}.

### Follow Up

Credit: Cambodia4kids.org Beth Canter
Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/222377829
License: CC BY-NC 3.0

Remember Melvin and his house of mirrors? He learns that two of the mirrors are congruent, so he draws the shapes as best as he can and fills in what he knows about each shape.

What is the length of AB¯¯¯¯¯\begin{align*}\overline{AB}\end{align*}?

First, rotate the second shape so that it looks the same as the first shape.

Next, identify the side on the second triangle that corresponds to AB¯¯¯¯¯\begin{align*}\overline{AB}\end{align*}.

PQ¯¯¯¯¯\begin{align*}\overline{PQ}\end{align*}

Then, write the length of the corresponding side.

7 cm

The answer is 7 cm. The length of AB¯¯¯¯¯\begin{align*}\overline{AB}\end{align*} is 7 cm.

### Explore More

Use the following triangles to answer the questions.

1. Are these two triangles similar or congruent?

2. How do you know?

3. Side DE\begin{align*}DE\end{align*} is congruent to which other side?

4. Side DF\begin{align*}DF\end{align*} is congruent to which other side?

5. Side EF\begin{align*}EF\end{align*} is congruent to which other side?

6. If the side length of DE\begin{align*}DE\end{align*} is 10, what is the side length of GH\begin{align*}GH\end{align*}?

7. If the side length of HI\begin{align*}HI\end{align*} is 8, which other side is also 8?

Use the following figures to answer the questions.

8. These two figures are congruent. Explain two ways that you can determine whether or not figures are congruent.

9. Angle Q is congruent to which other angle?

10. Angle R is congruent to which other angle?

11. Angle S is congruent to which other angle?

12. If PQ is 7 cm, which other sides are 7 cm?

13. If QR is 4 cm, which other sides are 4 cm?

14. If Angle D is 70 degrees, name another 70 degree angle.

15. If Angle A is 110 degrees, name another 110 degree angle.

### Vocabulary Language: English

Congruent

Congruent

Congruent figures are identical in size, shape and measure.
Corresponding

Corresponding

The corresponding sides between two triangles are sides in the same relative position.
Similar

Similar

Two figures are similar if they have the same shape, but not necessarily the same size.

### Image Attributions

1. [1]^ Credit: Cambodia4kids.org Beth Canter; Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/222377829; License: CC BY-NC 3.0
2. [2]^ Credit: Cambodia4kids.org Beth Canter; Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cambodia4kidsorg/222377829; License: CC BY-NC 3.0

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