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Triangle Congruence and Inequalities 2
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1. What do you call a segment of a triangle that passes through the midpoint of a side of the triangle and is perpendicular to that side?
median
altitude
angle bisector
perpendicular bisector
Answer: perpendicular bisector
2. What do you call a segment of a triangle that bisects an angle of the triangle with one endpoint on a vertex of the triangle and another on the opposite?
median
altitude
angle bisector
perpendicular bisector
Answer: angle bisector
3. In which case can you prove that two triangles are congruent?
I. Two pairs of corresponding sides and a pair of corresponding included angles are congruent.
II. Two pairs of corresponding angles and a pair of corresponding sides are congruent.
I
II
both I and II
neither I nor II
Answer: both I and II
4. In which case can you prove that two right triangles are congruent?
I. Two pairs of corresponding legs are congruent.
II. Two pairs of corresponding acute angles are congruent.
I
II
both I and II
neither I nor II
Answer: I
5. Which of the following pairs of triangles are not congruent?
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