Side Side Side Postulate

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Side Side Side Postulate-> If the three sides of a triangle are congruent to the three sides of another triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.

AB ≅ DE , BC ≅ EF and AC ≅ DF
∴ ΔABC ≅ Δ DEF by SSS

Examples :

1) In triangle ABC, AD is median on BC and AB = AC.
Prove that ∠ABD = ∠ACD

Given : In ΔABC, AD is a median on BC and AB = AC.

Prove that : ∠ABD = ∠ACD


Statements
Reasons
1) AB = AC 1) Given
2) AD is a median 2) Given
3) BD = DC 3) By definition of median.
4) AD = AD 4) Reflexive (common side)
5) ΔADC ≅ ΔADB 5) By SSS postulate
6) ∠ABD = ∠ACD 6) CPCTC

2) ΔABC and ΔDBC are two isosceles triangle on the same base BC and vertices of A and D are on the same side of BC. If AD is extended to intersect BC at P.
Prove that i) ΔABD ≅ ΔACD ii) AP is the perpendicular bisector of BC.

Given : ΔABC and ΔDBC are two isosceles triangle.
⇒ AB = AC and BD = DC

Prove that : i) ΔABD ≅ ΔACD ii) AP is the perpendicular bisector of BC.
Statements
Reasons
1) AB = AC 1) Given
2) BD = CD 2) Given
3) AD = AD 3) Reflexive (common side)
4) ΔABD ≅ ΔACD 4) By SSS postulate
5) ∠BAP = ∠CAP 5) By CPCTC ∠BAD = ∠CAD
6) AP = AP 6) Reflexive(common side)
7) ΔBAP ≅ ΔCAP 7) By SAS postulate
8) ∠APB = ∠APC 8) CPCTC
9) BP = CP 9) CPCTC
10) ∠APB + ∠APC = 180 10) These two angles are linear pair angles and they are supplementary
11) 2∠APB = 180 11) Addition property
12) ang;APB = 900 12) Division property
13) AP is the perpendicular bisector of BC 13) By definition of perpendicular bisector and from (9) and (12)

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