Congruence in Two Dimensions

Lesson 2

Math

Unit 2

10th Grade

Lesson 2 of 18

Objective


Prove interior and exterior angle relationships in triangles.

Common Core Standards


Core Standards

  • 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.5

Criteria for Success


  1. Derive the sum of the interior angles of a triangle by using each interior angle to form a straight line. 
  2. Use known facts about angle relationships between parallel lines cut by a transversal to identify angle relationships in triangles. 
  3. Use supplementary relationships to identify angle relationships in triangles. 
  4. Use the transitive property to describe that the sum of the interior angles of any triangle is 180°.
  5. Use the triangle sum and supplementary relationships to prove that any exterior angle is equal to the sum of the non-adjacent angles in a triangle.

Tips for Teachers


  • This lesson is an extension of standard 8.G.5 but requires that students develop a formal proof to illustrate reasoning. 
  • This lesson will prepare students to access Lesson 3, in which they develop a formula for the sum of interior angles of any polygon, and explore exterior angles of polygons.
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Anchor Problems

25-30 minutes


Problem 1

Given that $${\overleftrightarrow{AB} \parallel \overleftrightarrow{ED}}$$ in the diagram below, prove that $${a^{\circ}+b^{\circ}+c^{\circ}=180^{\circ}}$$

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References

Illustrative Mathematics A Triangle's Interior Angles

A Triangle's Interior Angles, accessed on Aug. 10, 2017, 9:48 a.m., is licensed by Illustrative Mathematics under either the CC BY 4.0 or CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. For further information, contact Illustrative Mathematics.

Problem 2

Prove that $${\angle1 + \angle2 = \angle 4}$$.

Guiding Questions

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Target Task

5-10 minutes


What is the value of $$y$$?

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 like: 
    • “Show how the theorems you have proven hold true for an equilateral and isosceles triangle.”
    • Direct calculation of angle measurement given values for interior and exterior angles. 
    • Algebraic determination of angle measurement given values for interior and exterior angles. 
    • Additional proofs using parallel line diagrams with embedded triangles.

Next

Describe and apply the sum of interior and exterior angles of polygons.

Lesson 3
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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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