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Grade 9 · Geometry of 2D Shapes
Congruent & Similar Triangles: The Four Conditions
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Answer all questions. Show all your working — marks are awarded for method as well as the final answer.
- 1Name the four conditions for congruent triangles.(2)
- 2Why is AAA not a congruency condition?(2)
- 3In SAS, where must the equal angle be?(2)
- 4Which condition applies only to right-angled triangles?(2)
- 5If △ABC ≡ △PQR, which side equals BC?(2)
- 6If △ABC ≡ △PQR, which angle equals ∠A?(2)
- 7Two similar triangles: AB = 3, DE = 9, BC = 4. Find EF.(2)
- 8Two similar triangles have sides 6, 8 and 9, 12. Are they similar? Give the factor.(2)
TOTAL: 16 marks