Scribd
Upload
277 views

CPCTC

AC  DC and A  D are given. By using vertical angles and ASA, triangles ACB and DCE are shown to be congruent. Then by CPCTC, B  E.

Uploaded by

Gabs Gary
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
277 views

CPCTC

AC  DC and A  D are given. By using vertical angles and ASA, triangles ACB and DCE are shown to be congruent. Then by CPCTC, B  E.

Uploaded by

Gabs Gary
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
Available Formats
Download as PPT, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 31

Congruence, Triangles & CPCTC

Congruent triangles have congruent


sides and congruent angles.

The parts of congruent triangles that


“match” are called corresponding parts.
Overlapping sides are
congruent in each
triangle by the
REFLEXIVE property

Alt Int
Vertical Angles are
Angles are congruent
congruent given
parallel lines
}
The Only Ways
To Prove That
Triangles Are
Congruent

NO BAD
WORDS
Before we start…let’s get a few things straight
C Y

A B X Z

INCLUDED ANGLE
Before we start…let’s get a few things straight
C Y

A B X Z

INCLUDED SIDE
On the following slides, we
will determine if the triangles
are congruent. If they are,
write a congruency statement
explaining why they are
congruent. Then, state the
postulate (rule) that you used
to determine the congruency.
P

R Q
S

ΔPQS  ΔPRS by SAS


P
S

Q U

R
T

ΔPQR  ΔSTU by SSS


R

T
S

Not congruent.
Not enough Information to Tell
G K

H J

ΔGIH  ΔJIK by AAS


J T

L
K V U

Not possible
J

K U
L

ΔKJL  ΔULM by HL
T

K L
V U

Not possible
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 because by
definition, corresponding parts of
congruent triangles are congruent.
The Basic Idea:
Given
•SSS
Information •SAS
•ASA
Prove •AAS
•HL
Triangles
Congruent
CPCTC
Show
Corresponding Parts
Congruent
Remember!
SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, and HL use
corresponding parts to prove triangles
congruent.

CPCTC uses congruent triangles to prove


corresponding parts congruent.
Example
B K

A C J L

Is ABC  JKL? YES


What’s the reason? SAS
Example continued
B K
ABC  JKL

A C J L

What other angles are congruent?


B  K and C  L
What other side is congruent?
BC  KL
Example continued
B K
ABC  JKL

A C J L

What other angles are congruent?


B  K and C  L
What other side is congruent?
BC  KL
Proofs
• 1) Ask: to show angles or segments congruent,
what triangles must be congruent?

• 2) Prove triangles congruent, (SSS, SAS, ASA,


AAS)

• 4) CPCTC to show angles or segments are


congruent .
Example
Given: HJ || LK and JK || HL
Prove: H  K
H J
Plan: Show JHL  LKJ by
ASA, then use CPCTC.
HJL  KLJ (Alt Int s)
L K
LJ  LJ (Reflexive)
HLJ  KJL (Alt Int s)

JHL  LKJ (ASA)

H  K (CPCTC)
Example 2
Since MS || TR, M  T
M R (Alt. Int. s)
A
SAM  RAT (Vert. s)

S T MS  TR (Given)

Given: MS || TR and MS  TR SAM  RAT (AAS)


Prove: A is the midpoint of MT.
Plan: Show the triangles are MA  AT (CPCTC)
congruent using AAS, then
A is the midpoint of MT
MA =AT. By definition, A is
(Def. midpoint)
the midpoint of segment MT.
Statements Reasons
Example
MP bis. LMN (Given)
P
NMP  LMP (def.  bis.)
LM  NM (Given)
N L
PM  PM (Ref)
PMN  PML (SAS)
LP  NP (CPCTC)

M
Given: MP bisects LMN
and LM  NM

Prove: LP  NP
Given: AB  DC, AD  BC
Prove: A  C
Statements Reasons
A B
1. AB  DC 1. Given
2. AD  BC 2. Given
3. BD  BD 3. Reflexive
D C 4. ABD  CDB 4. SSS
5. A  C 5. CPCTC
Show B  E
Statements Reasons
A
E 1. AC  DC (given)
C
2. A  D (given)
B
D 3. ACB  DCE (vert s)
4. ACB  DCE (ASA)
5. B  E (CPCTC)

You might also like