Rule : SSS - SAS - ASA - RHS






Grade 9 Mathematics : Chapter: Triangles


Congruence Rules:


SSS (Side–Side–Side) Congruence Rule : Rule : Click Here


The SSS (Side–Side–Side) congruence rule states that if the three sides of one triangle are equal to the three corresponding sides of another triangle, then the two triangles are congruent. This means both triangles have the same shape and size. No angle measurement is required to apply this rule, making it one of the simplest methods to prove congruence. In exam answers, after showing all three pairs of sides are equal, we conclude by writing: ∴ â–ŗABC ≅ â–ŗPQR (by SSS rule).


SSS (Side–Side–Side) āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāĻžā§°ā§‡, āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ⧰ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ“āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āφāύ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ⧰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāĻŋāϤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ“āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšā§Ÿ, āϤ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤ āĻ‡ā§ŸāĻžā§° āĻ…ā§°ā§āĻĨ āĻšā§ˆāϛ⧇ āĻĻā§ā§Ÿā§‹āϟāĻž āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ⧰ āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āφ⧰⧁ āφāĻ•āĻžā§° āĻāϕ⧇āĨ¤ āĻāχ āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āϕ⧋āĻŖā§° āĻĒā§ā§°ā§Ÿā§‹āϜāύ āύāĻžāχ, āĻ¸ā§‡ā§Ÿā§‡ āχ āφāϟāĻžāχāϤāĻ•ā§ˆ āϏāĻšāϜ āĻĒāĻĻā§āϧāϤāĻŋāĨ¤ āĻĒā§°ā§€āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϤ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰āϤ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ“āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻŦ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧁āĻ“ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ āĻļ⧇āώāϤ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻž āĻšā§Ÿ: ∴ â–ŗABC ≅ â–ŗPQR (SSS āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāĻžā§°ā§‡)āĨ¤

Exam Tip: āĻļ⧇āώāϤ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāĻŦ → ∴ â–ŗABC ≅ â–ŗPQR (by SSS rule)




AAS (Angle–Angle–Side) Congruence Rule : Click Here


The AAS (Angle–Angle–Side) congruence rule states that if any two pairs of corresponding angles and one pair of corresponding sides of two triangles are equal, then the triangles are congruent. In this rule, the given side is not included between the two angles. Since the sum of angles in a triangle is fixed, knowing two angles determines the third angle automatically, which helps in proving congruence. In exam answers, after verifying the given conditions, we conclude by writing: ∴ â–ŗABC ≅ â–ŗDEF (by AAS rule).


AAS (Angle–Angle–Side) āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāĻžā§°ā§‡, āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ⧰ āϝāĻŋāϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāĻŋāϤ āϕ⧋āĻŖ āφ⧰⧁ āĻāϟāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāĻŋāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšā§Ÿ, āϤ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤ āĻāχ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āĻĻāĻŋ⧟āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻŸā§‹ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āϕ⧋āĻŖā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤ āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ⧰ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāϟāĻž āϕ⧋āĻŖā§° āϝ⧋āĻ—āĻĢāϞ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋā§° āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āϕ⧋āĻŖ āϜāύāĻž āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāϞ⧇ āϤ⧃āĻ¤ā§€ā§Ÿ āϕ⧋āĻŖāĻŸā§‹ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āχ āύāĻŋā§°ā§āϪ⧟ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒā§°āĻž āϝāĻžā§Ÿ, āϝāĻžā§° āϏāĻšāĻžā§ŸāϤ āϏāĻŽāĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝāϤāĻž āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻž āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤ āĻĒā§°ā§€āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϤ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰āϤ āϏāĻ•āϞ⧋ āĻļāĻ°ā§āϤ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ āĻļ⧇āώāϤ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻž āĻšā§Ÿ: ∴ â–ŗABC ≅ â–ŗDEF (AAS āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāĻžā§°ā§‡)āĨ¤

Exam TipASA āφ⧰⧁ AAS āĻĻ⧁āϝāĻŧā§‹āϟāĻžāχ āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ āϏāĻŽāĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻĒā§ā§°āĻŽāĻžāĻŖ āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦāϞ⧈ āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°āĻŋ, āĻ•āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁ ASAāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, AASāϤ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āύāĻžāĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇āĨ¤


ASA (Angle–Side–Angle) Congruence Rule : Click Here


The ASA (Angle–Side–Angle) congruence rule states that if two angles and the included side of one triangle are equal to the corresponding two angles and the included side of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent. In this rule, the given side must be between the two angles. This condition ensures that both the shape and size of the triangles are exactly the same. In exam answers, after verifying the conditions, we conclude by writing: ∴ â–ŗABC ≅ â–ŗDEF (by ASA rule).


ASA (Angle–Side–Angle) āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāĻžā§°ā§‡, āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ⧰ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āϕ⧋āĻŖ āφ⧰⧁ āϏ⧇āχ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āϕ⧋āĻŖā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āφāύ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ⧰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāĻŋāϤ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āϕ⧋āĻŖ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŽāĻžāϜ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšā§Ÿ, āϤ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤ āĻāχ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āĻĻāĻŋ⧟āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āĻŸā§‹ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āϕ⧋āĻŖā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāĻŦāχ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤ āĻāχ āĻļāĻ°ā§āϤ⧇ āĻĻā§ā§Ÿā§‹āϟāĻž āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ⧰ āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āφ⧰⧁ āφāĻ•āĻžā§° āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤ āĻĒā§°ā§€āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϤ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰āϤ āϏāĻ•āϞ⧋ āĻļāĻ°ā§āϤ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ āĻļ⧇āώāϤ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻž āĻšā§Ÿ: ∴ â–ŗABC ≅ â–ŗDEF (ASA āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāĻžā§°ā§‡)āĨ¤

 

Exam TipāĻļ⧇āώāϤ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāĻŦ → ∴ â–ŗABC ≅ â–ŗPQR (by ASA rule)


SAS (Side–Angle–Side) Congruence Rule :  Click Here


The SAS (Side–Angle–Side) congruence rule states that if two sides and the included angle of one triangle are equal to the corresponding two sides and the included angle of another triangle, then the triangles are congruent. In this rule, the angle must be between the two sides. This condition ensures that both triangles have the same shape and size. In exam answers, after verifying the given conditions, we conclude by writing: ∴ â–ŗABC ≅ â–ŗDEF (by SAS rule).


SAS (Side–Angle–Side) āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāĻžā§°ā§‡, āϝāĻĻāĻŋ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ⧰ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āφ⧰⧁ āϏ⧇āχ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜ⧰ āϕ⧋āĻŖ āφāύ āĻāϟāĻž āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ⧰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧāĻŋāϤ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŽāĻžāϜ⧰ āϕ⧋āĻŖā§° āϏ⧈āϤ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ āĻšā§Ÿ, āϤ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϤ⧇ āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āϏāĻŽāĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āĻšā§ŸāĨ¤ āĻāχ āĻ•ā§āώ⧇āĻ¤ā§ā§°āϤ āϕ⧋āĻŖāĻŸā§‹ āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ā§° āĻŽāĻžāϜāϤ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻŋāĻŦāχ āϞāĻžāĻ—āĻŋāĻŦāĨ¤ āĻāχ āĻļāĻ°ā§āϤ⧇ āĻĻā§ā§Ÿā§‹āϟāĻž āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ⧰ āφāĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āφ⧰⧁ āφāĻ•āĻžā§° āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚ā§°ā§āĻŖ āĻāϕ⧇ āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āϕ⧰⧇āĨ¤ āĻĒā§°ā§€āĻ•ā§āώāĻžāϤ āωāĻ¤ā§āϤ⧰āϤ āϏāĻ•āϞ⧋ āĻļāĻ°ā§āϤ āĻŽāĻŋāĻ˛ā§‹ā§ąāĻžā§° āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āϤ āĻļ⧇āώāϤ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻž āĻšā§Ÿ: ∴ â–ŗABC ≅ â–ŗDEF (SAS āύāĻŋ⧟āĻŽ āĻ…āύ⧁āϏāĻžā§°ā§‡)āĨ¤

 

Exam TipāĻļ⧇āώāϤ āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāĻŦ → ∴ â–ŗABC ≅ â–ŗPQR (by SAS rule).


Summary: Valid vs. Invalid Congruence Rules āϏāĻŽāĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ – āϏāĻžā§°āĻžāĻ‚āĻļ


Valid Rules (Use these!) | āĻŦ⧈āϧ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ (āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āϕ⧰āĻ•)

  1. SAS (Side–Angle–Side) : āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŽāĻžāϜ⧰ āϕ⧋āĻŖ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ → āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ āϏāĻŽāĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ

  2. ASA (Angle–Side–Angle) : āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āϕ⧋āĻŖ āφ⧰⧁ āĻŽāĻžāϜ⧰ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ → āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ āϏāĻŽāĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ

  3. AAS (Angle–Angle–Side) : āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āϕ⧋āĻŖ āφ⧰⧁ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ → āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ āϏāĻŽāĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ

  4. SSS (Side–Side–Side) : āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋāĻ“āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ → āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ āϏāĻŽāĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ

  5. RHS (Right–Hypotenuse–Side) : āϏāĻŽāϕ⧋āĻŖā§€ āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜāϤ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āφ⧰⧁ āĻāϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ → āĻ¤ā§ā§°āĻŋāϭ⧁āϜ āϏāĻŽāĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ


Invalid Rules (Don’t use!) / āĻ…āĻŦ⧈āϧ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻŽ (āĻŦā§āĻ¯ā§ąāĻšāĻžā§° āύāϕ⧰āĻŋāĻŦ)

  1. AAA (Angle–Angle–Angle) : āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰ āϕ⧋āĻŖāϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ → āϏāĻŽāĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āύāĻšāϝāĻŧ, Similarity only

  2. SSA (Side–Side–Angle) : āĻĻ⧁āϟāĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§ āφ⧰⧁ āϕ⧋āύ⧋ āĻāϟāĻž āϕ⧋āĻŖ āϏāĻŽāĻžāύ → Ambiguous case, āϏāĻŽāĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝ āύ⧋āĻšā§‹ā§ąāĻž āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡


Exam Tip / āĻĒā§°ā§€āĻ•ā§āώāĻžā§° āϟāĻŋāĻĒ: 1. Valid rules āϞ⧈ congruence proof āĻĻāĻŋāĻŦ. 2. Invalid rules āϞāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϞ⧇ āύāĻŽā§āĻŦā§° āĻ•āϟāĻžāχ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻž āĻš’āĻŦ āĻĒāĻžā§°ā§‡