GRADE 8 MATH: TRIANGLE CONGRUENCE

NAME:____________________________________ SECTION:___________________
DATE:_________
1.)

Given: MO NP ,

OP

MN
Prove:

MON NOP

Statement

Reason
O P

1.

NP

MO
,

2.

ON

intersect

ON

1. AB C D
OM
intersect
and

OP

MN

ON

3.

ON

is transversal to

Statement
1.

AE

AE
4. 1 and3 are AIA
2 and4 are AIA

5. 1

OM

is transversal to

NP
.

and

7.

2.)

rt . ABE rt . CBD

MN

OP
.

and

6.

Reason

2. BD B D

NP
.

3.

MN
and OP
Statement

3
4

2.

bisects A
bisects COD

AE

is an angle

bisector of A.

AE

is an angle bisector

of CDO.
3. CAO

OAD

COA

AOD

ON

ON

MON NOP

Reason

4.

AO

AO

5.

AOC AOD

3.)

Statement
4.)

1.

AC

DE

2.

AC

DE

AB

CE

DB

3.

Statement

DB

CD

AB

1.

BD

AC

intersects to DE

2. BC CB

AC
.

and
5.)

Reason

3.

intersects to

CE

ABC BCD
and

AB
.

DB

4.

is transversal to

DE

and

DB

is transversal to

AC
.

CE

AB
.

and

5. EDC and ACB are

corresponding angles.
ECD and ABC are
corresponding angles.
Statement

1. AC bisects
6. EDC ACB
BAD
2.BAD CAD
ECD ABC

6.)

3.
7.

AC

AC

4. ABC CDE

rt . ABC rt . CAD

Reason

Reason

GRADE 8 MATH: TRIANGLE CONGRUENCE

NAME:____________________________________ SECTION:___________________
DATE:_________
1.)

Given: MO NP ,

OP

MN
Prove:

MON NOP

O P

Statement

Reason

1.

NP

MO
,

2.

ON

intersect

ON

BD
BD
2.
OM
intersect
and

OP

MN

NP
.

ON

3.

1. Given
Reason

Statement

CD
1. AB
MN
and OP

1. Given
2. Illustration
2. Reflexive Property of Congruence

2.)

3.
3. LL Congruence Theorem
rt . ABE rt . CBD

MN

is transversal to

3. Definition of transversal lines

and OP .

ON

Statement

is transversal to
1.

NP
.

and

AE
2.

4. 1 and3 are AIA

2 and4 are AIA

AE

bisects A

1. Given

bisects COD

AE

is an angle

bisector of A.

AE

3.)

Reason

OM

2. Definition of angle
bisector

5. Definition of Alternate Interior Angles

is an angle

bisector of CDO.

5. 1

3. CAO

COA

4
4.

5. Alternate Interior Angles Theorem

OAD
3. Angle Bisector Theorem
AOD

AO

AO
4. Reflexive Prop. of

6.

ON

ON

6. Reflexive Property of Congruence

5.

7.

MON NOP

AOC AOD
5. ASA Postulate
7. ASA Congruence Postulate

4.)
Statement

Reason

CD

AB

1.

1. Given

BD

AC

Statement

5.)

1.

AC

DE

2.

AC

DE

CB

BC

2.

Reason 2. Reflexive Property of

Congruence

1. Given
3.

ABC BCD

3. SSS Congruence Postulate

2. Given

AB

CE

DB

3.

DE

3. Illustration

AC
.

and

DB

intersects to

CE

AB
.

and

DB

4.

intersects to

is transversal to

DE

and

DB

is transversal to

and

AC
.

4. Definition of transversal
line

CE

AB
.

5. EDC and ACB are

corresponding angles.

5. Definition of
Corresponding
Angles

Statement
Reason
ECD and ABC are

1. Given
angles.
AC
1. corresponding
bisects
BAD
2.BAD ACB
CAD
6. EDC

ABC
ECD
3. AC AC
4.
7.

6. Corresponding Angles
2. Definition of Angle
Bisector
Postulate

3. Reflexive Property of Congruence

7. SAA Congruence
rtABC
CDE
. ABC
rt . CAD 4. HyA CongruencePostulate
Theorem

6.)