Odyssey Geometry 2016-17

Chapter 4 Overview

Students will use their knowledge of corresponding parts of congruent polygons to study and apply postulates and theorems related to triangle congruence. These include SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, HL, and the Isosceles Triangle Theorem. Throughout this chapter, students complete progressively more complex proofs. Their work in Chapter 4 will apply to all subsequent proofs in this course.

Objectives

• You will learn the meaning of congruent polygons.
• You will learn how to prove two triangles congruent by five different methods.
• By learning how to prove triangles congruent, you will discover properties of an isosceles triangle.
• You will also learn how to draw other conclusions, once two triangles have been proved congruent.