Chapter: Triangles : - Congruence : āϏāĻŽāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝāϤāĻž Triangle
Grade 9 Mathematics : Chapter: Triangles
Diffennce of Congruence vs Congruent // Congruence āĻā§°ā§ Congruent-ā§° āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§āĻĨāĻā§āϝ
Congruence is the concept or property which describes the condition when two figures have the same shape and size. It is not a figure itself but an idea that tells us about equality. On the other hand, congruent is a term used to describe the actual figures that are equal in shape and size. For example, if âŗABC ≅ âŗDEF, then the triangles are called congruent, and this equality is known as congruence.
Congruence āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻ āϧāĻžā§°āĻŖāĻž āĻŦāĻž āĻā§āĻŖ āϝāĻŋā§ā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻžā§ āϝ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻžā§°ā§° āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻžā§° āĻāĻā§āĨ¤ āĻ āύāĻŋāĻā§ āĻā§āύ⧠āĻāĻāĻžā§° āύāĻšā§, āĻŦā§°āĻā§āĻ āĻāĻāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāϤāĻžā§° āĻ
ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāĨ¤ āĻāύāĻšāĻžāϤā§, congruent āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ āϝāĻŋ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻāĻāĻžā§°āĻŦā§ā§° āĻŦā§°ā§āĻŖāύāĻž āĻā§°āĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖāϏā§āĻŦā§°ā§āĻĒā§, āϝāĻĻāĻŋ âŗABC ≅ âŗDEF āĻšā§, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž congruent āĻŦā§āϞāĻž āĻšā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāϤāĻžāĻ congruence āĻŦā§āϞāĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ
- âŗABC ≅ âŗDEF → āĻāĻāĻā§ Congruent (āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ)
- āĻāĻ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāϤāĻž → Congruence
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Congruent Triangle (āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ)
Definition (āϏāĻāĻā§āĻāĻž): Congruent triangles are triangles that have the same size and shape. Their corresponding sides and angles are equal. āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ (Congruent triangles) āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻšā§āĻā§ āϏā§āĻ āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻŦā§ā§° āϝāĻžā§° āĻāĻāĻžā§° āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻāĻā§ āĻšā§āĨ¤ āϤā§āύā§āĻā§ā§ąāĻž āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§° āϏāĻŽāĻĒāĻā§āώā§ā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻŖāĻŦā§ā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšā§āĨ¤
Example : Solved (āϏāĻŽāĻžāϧāĻžāύ) : Click Here
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Congruence : Definition: Congruence means equality of shape and size. Two figures are congruent if their corresponding sides and angles are equal. They can be placed exactly over each other and coincide completely. This property is called congruence.
Congruence āĻŽāĻžāύ⧠āĻšā§āĻā§ āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻžā§°ā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύāϤāĻžāĨ¤ āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻŋāϤā§ā§°ā§° āϏāĻŽā§āĻŦāύā§āϧāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻā§°ā§ āĻā§āĻŖāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšā§, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻšāĻāϤ āϏāĻŽāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝāĨ¤ āĻāĻāĻŦā§ā§° āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻŽāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžā§āĨ¤ āĻāĻ āĻā§āĻŖāĻ Congruence āĻŦā§āϞāĻž āĻšā§āĨ¤
Symbol used: āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āύ: â / ≅ . Ex: āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ âŗABC ≅ âŗDEF. Rule : SSS - SAS - ASA - RH
Important Points: āĻā§ā§°ā§āϤā§āĻŦāĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻĨāĻž:
- Congruent figures overlap exactly when placed one on another. āϏāĻŽāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻāĻŋāϤā§ā§° āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻāĻž āĻāĻĒā§°āϤ āĻāĻāĻž ā§°āĻžāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻŽāĻŋāϞ āĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
- āĻāĻā§āϤāĻŋ āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻžā§° āĻĻā§āϝāĻŧā§ āĻāĻā§ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤ Shape and size are the same.
- āĻ
ā§ąāϏā§āĻĨāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻļ āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āĻš’āϞā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝāϤāĻž āϏāϞāύāĻŋ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤Position or direction does not matter.
Example: Click Here
Exam Tip: “Same shape and same size” āĻāĻ āĻŦāĻžāĻā§āϝāĻā§ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāϞ⧠āĻĒā§ā§°ā§āĻŖ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦā§° āĻĒā§ā§ąāĻž āϝāĻžāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
CPCT: Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles
Meaning: Once we prove that two triangles are congruent, all their corresponding (matching) sides and corresponding angles are automatically equal.
Use CPCT :
1st: Prove Congruence : First, prove that two triangles are congruent using any congruence rule: SSS, SAS, ASA, RHS
Ex: âŗABC ≅ âŗPQR
2nd: Apply CPCT, Therefore, by CPCT, AB = PQ, ∠A=∠P, BC=QR, ∠B=∠Q
CPCT: Corresponding Parts of Congruent Triangles (āϏāĻŽāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§° āϏāĻŽā§āĻŦāύā§āϧāĻŋāϤ āĻ
āĻāĻļāϏāĻŽā§āĻš)
āĻ
ā§°ā§āĻĨ: āĻāĻŦāĻžā§° āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāĻ āϏāĻŽāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ (Congruent) āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āϏāĻŋāĻšāĻāϤ⧰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŦāύā§āϧāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻā§°ā§ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŦāύā§āϧāĻŋāϤ āϏāĻāϞ⧠āĻā§āĻŖ āϏā§āĻŦāϝāĻŧāĻāĻā§ā§°āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻāĻžā§ąā§ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Rule : SSS - SAS - ASA - RHS : View Paper
CPCT āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§°ā§° āϧāĻžāĻĒ:
1st: āϏāĻŽāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝāϤāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻž, āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§ SSS, SAS, ASA āĻŦāĻž RHS āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āϏāĻŽāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻŦā§āϞāĻŋ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ āϞāĻžāĻā§āĨ¤
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšā§°āĻŖ: âŗABC ≅ âŗPQR
2nd: CPCT āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āĻā§°āĻž āϏā§āϝāĻŧā§, CPCT āĻ
āύā§āϏāĻžā§°ā§, AB = PQ, ∠A = ∠P, BC = QR, ∠B = ∠Q
Exam Trick: “Once triangles are congruent, their corresponding parts are equal (CPCT).” / “āĻāĻŦāĻžā§° āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āĻš’āϞā§, āϏāĻŋāĻšāĻāϤ⧰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŦāύā§āϧāĻŋāϤ āĻ
āĻāĻļāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ (CPCT)āĨ¤”
Inequalities in Triangles : āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤ āĻ
āϏāĻŽāϤāĻž (Inequalities)
Theorem: If two sides of a triangle are unequal, then the angle opposite to the longer side is larger (greater). āĻāĻĒāĻĒāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ: āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻž āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§° āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻ
āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āĻĻā§āĻāϞ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻā§ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻā§āĻŖāĻā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻā§° (āĻŦāĻž āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻ) āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Inequalities Triangle: Click Here
Exam Trick: āĻāϤā§āϤ⧰ āϞāĻŋāĻā§āĻāϤ⧠“longer side → larger opposite angle” āĻāĻ āϞāĻžāĻāύāĻā§ āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāϞ⧠āύāĻŽā§āĻŦā§° āύāĻŋāĻļā§āĻāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
Converse Property of Isosceles Triangle : āϏāĻŽāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āϧ⧰ā§āĻŽ
Theorem: The sides opposite to equal angles of a triangle are equal. āĻāĻĒāĻĒāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ: āĻāĻāĻž āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻā§āĻŖāϏāĻŽā§āĻšā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϏāĻŽā§āĻš āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Statement / āĻŦāĻā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ: If (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ): ∠B = ∠C, Then (āϤā§āύā§āϤā§): AC = AB
Exam Trick -āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§āώāĻžā§° āĻāĻŋāĻĒ: Equal angles → opposite sides equal. āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻā§āĻŖ → āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āϏāĻŽāĻž
Isosceles Triangle Property – 1 : āϏāĻŽāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§° āϧ⧰ā§āĻŽ – ā§§ : Click Here
Theorem: The angles opposite to equal sides of an isosceles triangle are equal.
āĻāĻĒāĻĒāĻžāĻĻā§āϝ: āĻāĻāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§° āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ā§° āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻā§āĻŖāϏāĻŽā§āĻš āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
Statement / āĻŦāĻā§āϤāĻŦā§āϝ: If (āϝāĻĻāĻŋ): AB = AC Then (āϤā§āύā§āϤā§): ∠A=∠B
Exam Trick / āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§āώāĻžā§° āĻāĻŋāĻĒ: Equal sides → opposite angles equal : āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ → āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒā§°ā§āϤ āĻā§āĻŖ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ
RHS (Right–Hypotenuse–Side) Congruence Rule : RHS (Right–Hypotenuse–Side) āϏāĻŽāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝāϤāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ
Applies to: Right-angled triangles only : āĻĒā§ā§°āϝā§āĻā§āϝ : āĻā§ā§ąāϞ āϏāĻŽāĻā§āĻŖā§ āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§° āĻŦāĻžāĻŦā§
Rule: If the hypotenuse and one side of a right-angled triangle are equal to the corresponding hypotenuse and side of another right-angled triangle, then the two triangles are congruent.
āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ: āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻā§āĻŖā§ āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻā§° āĻ
āϧāĻŋāĻāĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ (Hypotenuse) āĻā§°ā§ āĻāĻāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻŦāύā§āϧāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ, āϤā§āύā§āϤ⧠āϤā§ā§°āĻŋāĻā§āĻ āĻĻā§āĻāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻĻā§āĻļā§āϝ (Congruent) āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤Exam Tip | āĻĒā§°ā§āĻā§āώāĻžā§° āĻāĻŋāĻĒ:
āĻĒā§ā§°āĻĨāĻŽā§ Right angle = 90° āĻāϞā§āϞā§āĻ āĻā§°āĻŋāĻŦ, āϤāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻāϤ Hypotenuse āĻā§°ā§ One Side āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻŦ, āĻļā§āώāϤ āϞāĻŋāĻāĻŋāĻŦ → ∴ âŗABC ≅ âŗPQR (by RHS rule)