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one way is to use the corresponding parts. if they are congruent then the two triangles are congruent. i don't know any other ways without seeing the triangles or any given info. sorry i couldn't help more.

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What is the name of the geometric solid with four faces that are congruent triangles?

Isosceles TetrahedronA solid with four faces is a tetrahedron. Each of the faces is a triangle. If all the triangles are congruent, you have an isosceles tetrahedron.


How you can prove that two triangles are congruent?

In order for 2 triangles to be congruent, it must be true that each pair of corresponding sides are congruent (equal in length) and each pair of corresponding angles are congruent (equal in size). It is not necessary to prove that all three pairs of sides and all three pairs of angles are congruent. If you prove that all the sides are congruent, then the angles must be congruent, too. This is known as SSS, the side-side-side method of proving congruency. There a four basic ways to prove congruency. They are: 1. SSS (side-side-side) Prove that all three pairs of sides are equal in length. 2. SAS (side-angle-side) Prove that two sides and the angle between them are equal. 3. ASA (angle-side-angle) Prove that two angles and the side between them are equal. 4. AAS (angle-angle-side) Prove that two angles and a side that is NOT between them are equal. Note that you cannot prove that triangles are congruent with AAA or SSA. Note: for right triangles we can use HL. This is a special method that just looks at the hypotenuse and the leg of one triangle and compares it to the hypotenuse of the other. However, if they are both right triangle, the angle between the hypotenuse and the leg is a right angle so this is really just a special case of AAS that we can only use for right triangles.


What quadrilateral has four congruent sides but its diagonals are not congruent?

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What is a quadrilateral that has four congruent sides and its diagonals are congruent?

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If a quadrilateral has four congruent sides and its diagnols are congruent?

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Is a triangle and rectangle congruent?

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Divide a triangle into four congruent triangles?

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What are the four congruence theorems for a right triangle?

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What is the name of the geometric solid with four faces that are congruent triangles?

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What are four ways you can prove two right triangles are congruent?

1. The side angle side theorem, when used for right triangles is often called the leg leg theorem. it says if two legs of a right triangle are congruent to two legs of another right triangle, then the triangles are congruent. Now if you want to think of it as SAS, just remember both angles are right angles so you need only look at the legs.2. The next is the The Leg-Acute Angle Theorem which states if a leg and an acute angle of one right triangle are congruent to the corresponding parts of another right triangle, the two right triangles are congruent. This is the same as angle side angle for a general triangle. Just use the right angle as one of the angles, the leg and then the acute angle.3. The Hypotenuse-Acute Angle Theorem is the third way to prove 2 right triangles are congruent. This one is equivalent to AAS or angle angle side. This theorem says if the hypotenuse and an acute angle of a right triangle are congruent to the hypotenuse and an acute angle of another right triangle, the two triangles are congruent. This is the same as AAS again since you can use the right angle as the second angle in AAS.4. Last, but not least is Hypotenuse-Leg Postulate. Since it is NOT based on any other rules, this is a postulate and not a theorem. HL says if the hypotenuse and a leg of one right triangle are congruent to the hypotenuse and a leg of another right triangle, then the triangles are congruent.