Topic 4
____ 1. If BCDE is congruent to OPQR, then is congruent to
A. B. C. D.
____ 2. If , which of the following can you NOT conclude as being true?
A. B. C. D.
____ 3.
A. B. C. D.
4. For the two quadrilaterals below, and Complete
this congruence statement for the two quadrilaterals.
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____ 5. The two triangles are congruent as suggested by their appearance. Find the value of f. The diagrams are not to
scale.
43° d°
g 13
b 12
f° e° 47°
5 c
A. 5 B. 43 C. 90 D. 47
____ 6. Given and , find the length of QS and TV.
A. 4 B. 12 C. 1 D. 5
____ 7. Which figures are congruent?
A B C
D E F
A. and C.
B. and D. and and
8. An engineer is trying to find two congruent containers to use for a project. Would the two cylinders below
work for the project? Explain.
____ 9. Find the value of x. The diagram is not to scale.
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(4 x – 60)° (6 x )°
R T U
A. B. C. D. none of these
10. The octagon in the figure is equiangular and . Find .
B C
11. Supply the reasons missing from the proof shown below.
Given: ,
Prove:
A
(
(
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B D C
____ 12. What is the value of x?
E
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xº 112°
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D F
Drawing not to scale
A. 34° B. 56° C. 68° D. 124°
____ 13. Find the values of x and y.
A
(
(
y°
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x° 59°
B D C
Drawing not to scale
A. C.
B. D.
____ 14. What is the value of x?
48°
21 21
xº
Drawing not to scale
A. 132° B. 66° C. 142° D. 71°
____ 15. State whether and are congruent. Justify your answer.
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A. yes, by either SSS or SAS
B. yes, by SAS only
C. yes, by SSS only
D. No; there is not enough information to conclude that the triangles are congruent.
____ 16. Justify the last two steps of the proof.
Given: and
Prove:
M
N O
P
Proof:
1. 1. Given
2. 2. Given
3. 3.
4. 4.
A. Reflexive Property of ; SAS C. Symmetric Property of ; SAS
B. Reflexive Property of ; SSS D. Symmetric Property of ; SSS
17. Are congruent? Justify your answer.
W 3 X
12 12
Z 3 Y
18. From the information in the diagram, can you prove ? Explain.
____ 19. Based on the given information, what can you conclude, and why?
Given:
Q S
P T
A. by ASA C. by SAS
B. by SAS D. by ASA
20. Are and congruent? Explain.
X
L
K ))
(
(( Y
)
J Z
____ 21. What common side do
A B
D E
G H
A. C.
B. D.
22. Name a pair of triangles in the figure and state whether they are congruent by SSS, SAS, ASA, AAS, or HL.
Given: ,
Q R
P S
Topic 4
Answer Section
1. A
2. A
3. A
4.
5. D
6. A
7. B
8. No, the figures are not congruent because a congruence transformation does not exist that could map one onto
the other.
9. B
10. 45
11. SAS; Corresp. parts of
12. A
13. A
14. B
15. A
16. B
17. Yes, the diagonal segment, is congruent to itself. , so . , so
. The triangles are congruent by the definition of congruent triangles.
18. yes, by ASA
19. A
20. Yes; , , and , so the triangles are congruent by ASA.
21. A
22. by SSS
