How Do You Determine if Triangles on the Coordinate Plane are Congruent?

How Do You Determine if Triangles on the Coordinate Plane are Congruent?

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There are many ways to show that two triangles are congruent. This tutorial shows you how to use a triangle congruence postulate to show that two triangles on the coordinate plane are congruent to each other!

Keywords:

  • problem
  • triangle
  • triangles
  • congruent
  • congruence
  • coordinate plane
  • graph
  • sss
  • sas
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Background Tutorials

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      Ever look at the horizon when the sun is rising or setting? Know why it's called the horizon? It's a horizontal line! And just like the horizon, horizontal lines go straight left and right. In this tutorial, you'll learn all about horizontal lines including their slope and what the equation of a horizontal line looks like.

  • Planes and Angles

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  • Finding Corresponding Parts

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      When you have two congruent figures, that means that corresponding sides and corresponding angles are congruent. Get some practice identifying corresponding sides and angles by following along with this tutorial!

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      If two figures have the same size and shape, then they are congruent. The term congruent is often used to describe figures like this. In this tutorial, take a look at the term congruent!

  • The Distance Formula

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      What Is the Distance Formula?

      If you need to find the distance between to points on the coordinate, you'll probably use the distance formula to get your answer. This tutorial introduces you to the distance formula and even shows you how to find it!