Congruence in Two Dimensions

Lesson 15

Math

Unit 2

10th Grade

Lesson 15 of 18

Objective


Develop the Hypotenuse- Leg (HL) criteria, and describe the features of a triangle that are necessary to use the HL criteria.

Common Core Standards


Core Standards

  • G.CO.B.7 — Use the definition of congruence in terms of rigid motions to show that two triangles are congruent if and only if corresponding pairs of sides and corresponding pairs of angles are congruent.
  • G.CO.C.10 — Prove theorems about triangles. Theorems include: measures of interior angles of a triangle sum to 180°; base angles of isosceles triangles are congruent; the segment joining midpoints of two sides of a triangle is parallel to the third side and half the length; the medians of a triangle meet at a point.

Foundational Standards

  • 8.G.A.2
  • 8.G.B.6

Criteria for Success


  1. Describe how, when you know two sides of a right triangle, there is only one possible measurement of the third side of the triangle. 
  2. Describe all the conditions under which a right triangle would be congruent to another right triangle, (two sides known, one additional angle known), and relate each of these conditions to an already established congruence criteria of SAS, SSS, or ASA. 
  3. Generalize the Hypotenuse Leg Criteria for right triangles. Explain why this is a useful criteria, and why the Leg-Leg is not necessary. 
  4. Complete proofs that require the use of the HL theorem.

Tips for Teachers


This lesson requires the use of the Pythagorean theorem to prove the HL theorem.

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Anchor Problems

25-30 minutes


Problem 1

Congruent parts are marked in $${\triangle LKM}$$and $${\triangle SRJ}$$. Are these triangles congruent? 

Guiding Questions

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Problem 2

The following triangles are congruent. Explain how this version of “SSA” is different than in Anchor Problem #1.

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Target Task

5-10 minutes


Given:

$${\overline{BF} \perp \overline{AC}}$$

$${\overline{DE} \perp \overline{AC}}$$

$${\overline{AB} \cong \overline{DC}}$$

$${\overline{AF} \cong \overline{CE}}$$

Prove: $${\triangle AFB \cong \triangle CED}$$

Additional Practice


The following resources include problems and activities aligned to the objective of the lesson that can be used for additional practice or to create your own problem set.

  • Include problems where students need to identify the triangle criterion that is being demonstrated.  
  • Include review problems where students need to find the value of the missing angle.  
  • Include review problems with the Pythagorean Theorem.

Next

Use criteria for triangle congruence to prove relationships among angles and sides in geometric problems.

Lesson 16
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Lesson Map

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Topic A: Introduction to Polygons

Topic B: Rigid Motion Congruence of Two-Dimensional Figures

Topic C: Triangle Congruence

Topic D: Parallelogram Properties from Triangle Congruence

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